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As Minnesota expands who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, some health care providers say they still don’t know how and when they will get theirs. Demographics, vaccine supply and inconsistent rules are adding to the confusion.
Minnesota appears to have dodged a major post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases that officials had feared was coming, the state’s health commissioner said Thursday. The death toll, however, continues to climb.
President Joe Biden laid out his COVID-19 strategy before he took office. On Thursday, he signed 10 orders, aimed at jump-starting his plan to increase vaccinations and testing.
Close to 200,000 flags on the National Mall represent people who cannot attend the inauguration because of the coronavirus pandemic and tight security in the nation's capital.
While the January numbers continue to look encouraging, public health leaders caution another COVID-19 wave is likely. They are also pleading with an increasingly frustrated public for patience with the vaccination rollout.
After weeks of vaccinating health care workers and nursing home residents and staff, the state of Minnesota has opened up vaccinations to anyone 65 and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But the rollout was almost too popular.