Tag: COVID-19 in Minnesota
Nigerian women’s group continues COVID-19 vaccinations, reminds community virus isn’t gone
Efforts by African immigrant health care professionals in Minnesota to create COVID-19 awareness in their community continue. On Saturday, it was the Igbo Women...
Minnesota offering more free COVID-19 at-home tests
In advance of the holidays, Gov. Walz on Tuesday announced a new round of free COVID-19 at-home tests for Minnesotans as state officials urges...
Minnesota Department of Health officials offer tips for traveling in a...
To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way we do things would be an understatement. The coronavirus, which is still spreading, has...
New COVID community testing site opens May 16 at former Herberger’s...
A COVID-19 community testing site is scheduled to open at the former Herberger’s in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, the Minnesota Department of...
Minnesota launches free at-home COVID-19 test kits
There has been a substantial decrease in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota and the state on Monday announced a switch to rapid-result kits for at-home...
Minneapolis and St. Paul lift mask mandates
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul today announced the lifting of their cities’ mask mandates that went into effect on January 5 as...
COVID-19 vaccine sites at MSP consolidated into one pre-security location
The two COVID-19 vaccination sites at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport are now consolidated in a single pre-security location that is more accessible to the...
Minnesota names assistant commissioner to lead new Health Equity Bureau
Dr. Brooke Cunningham, a general internist, sociologist, and assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota,...
Minnesota infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann announces retirement
Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann announced Thursday that she will retire Feb. 2 after 30 years at the department. She...
Minneapolis and St. Paul say proof of COVID vaccination or negative...
To address the surging omicron COVID that is hitting Minnesota, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Wednesday issued new rules for those...
Minnesota to open COVID-19 booster shots to all adults
In response to surging coronavirus cases even among the fully vaccinated due to waning immunity, Minnesota health officials were set to recommend all adults...