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State health officials said Monday that Minnesota has received enough vaccinations to provide all health care workers designated in the first phase of vaccine schedules to receive their first doses. The news came as Minnesota reported 3,148 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths.
While seniors are among the first in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, in many communities and states other safety nets in place to support the elderly are unraveling quickly.
Sunday's update from state health officials covered two days' worth of data, catching up from the New Year's Day holiday. That temporarily muddles the weekly averages that can show pandemic trends better than the day-to-day numbers.
Congress is preparing to convene for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, and as the coronavirus surge forces limits at the Capitol.
The coronavirus variant that was first spotted last month in the U.K. has now spread to dozens of countries, likely passed on by infected people who traveled around the world and unknowingly brought the virus with them.
The average number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in Minnesota steadily dropped through most of December. As the new year begins, though, that decline might be stalling.
Most people will probably agree that it's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. MPR News host Angela Davis recently walked around the Minnesota state fairgrounds, Rosedale Mall and Mall of America and asked people to tell her something good. Take a listen to hear what is bringing people joy.
With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible with a little ingenuity.