Tag: COVID-19
FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall
At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak booster doses...
CDC to domestic travelers: Test as close as possible to departure...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for people traveling within the United States.
The agency now urges all domestic...
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...
Gov. Walz to Minnesota Kids: Get vaccinated, receive $200 and chance...
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota on Monday announced a new $200 vaccine incentive aimed at 12- to 17-year-olds and a chance for them to...
Ethnic media an important partner in combating COVID-19 misinformation, CDC says
Faced with rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the country, officials from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control, called on ethnic media journalists to...
Study: African women businesses hardest hit by COVID-19
Businesses run by African women have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and are in dire need of financial help, according to a...
Vaccine Connector, Minnesota’s new website tool to sign up for the...
The state of Minnesota on Thursday launched a new website tool for those 18 years and older that will alert them when its their...
MNsure opens up three-month special enrollment following Biden executive order
Following President Biden’s executive order on Jan. 28 to reopen Healthcare.gov for a special enrollment period, MNsure, Minnesota’s state-run health insurance exchange said Wednesday...
Governor Walz unveils new restrictions as COVID-19 numbers and deaths rise
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last night (Nov. 18) in a statewide-televised address unveiled new restrictions that go into effect on Friday, November 20 aimed...
African women’s group AMWAG holding cultural food drive in Brooklyn Park
As the COVID-19 crisis continues local non-profit organizations are rising to meet new challenges wrought by the pandemic. One such group is the African...