Coronavirus Pandemic

A health worker checks oxygen cylinders stored next to a train prepared as COVID-19 care centre in the wake of spike in the number of positive coronavirus cases, at a railway station in Gauhati, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad.

India cases hit new record as calls grow for strict lockdown

Osterholm: Minnesota has 'long way to go' before reaching 70% vaccination goal

Restaurant, event venue owners rejoice as Minnesota dials back COVID restrictions

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family

According to a new study and data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Linder was one of thousands of people who migrated out of the nation's largest metropolitan areas and into smaller ones during the pandemic ...

FILE - Rows of homes, in suburban Salt Lake City, on April 13, 2019. Utah is one of two Western states known for rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces that are bucking the trend of sluggish U.S. population growth. The boom there and in Idaho are accompanied by healthy economic expansion, but also concern about strain on infrastructure and soaring housing prices.

MDH reports 13 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,661 new cases

Meanwhile, there have been a total of 4.45 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 2.3 million receiving the Pfizer vaccine, 1.9 million receiving the Moderna vaccine and 200,250 receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to MDH ...

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 14 new deaths, 667 new cases

DHS said 4.58 million vaccine doses had been administered as of Thursday, and over 2.08 million people had completed the two-shot vaccine series ...

Pfizer to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes

It’s the second major vaccination deal for the International Olympic Committee. An agreement was announced in March between the IOC and Olympic officials in China to buy and distribute Chinese vaccines ahead of the Tokyo Games and next year’s Beijing Winter Games ...

Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles...

India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps

Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped sevenfold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad...

An Indian health worker checks body temperature of a vegetable vendor during a door-to-door survey being conducted as a precaution against COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Walz plan to end most COVID restrictions by end of May, mask mandate by July 1

Walz's three-stage plan will have most of the state's COVID-19 restrictions lifted by mid-summer. Part of that plan includes ending the statewide mask mandate when 70% of Minnesotans ages 16 and older are vaccinated, or by July 1 ...

Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

A year after lockdowns, uncertainty, Walz set to give timeline for ending COVID-19 restrictions

As millions of Minnesotans get vaccinated, Governor Tim Walz is making plans to get back to "business as usual." He is expected to announce a timeline to end COVID restrictions on Thursday.

Over 2M Minnesotans have completed COVID-19 vaccine series; 17 new deaths reported

The Minnesota Department of Health on Wednesday reported 17 new deaths from COVID-19 and 1,267 newly reported positive COVID-19 tests...

COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July

Even under scenarios involving disappointing vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to drop dramatically by the end of July and continue to fall afterward ...

FILE - In this April 26, 2021, file photo, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering sophomore Brian Acevedo, 16, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Myra Glass, of East Hartford, during a mass vaccination site at Pratt & Whitney Runway in East Hartford, Conn. Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19's toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday, May 5.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 13 new deaths, 639 new cases

DHS said 4.53 million vaccine doses had been administered as of Wednesday, and over 2.05 million people had completed the two-shot vaccine series ...

Canada OKs Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and older

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also is expected to authorize Pfizer’s vaccine for the young by next week, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year ...

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo, a vial of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 sits on a table at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Many parents and educators are excited over the news that the Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine soon for youngsters ages 12 to 15.

Walz to announce update to Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions Thursday

Though Gov. Tim Walz hasn't said exactly what the Thursday update to restrictions is expected to be, he said Minnesotans should plan on having a normal summer...

Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4

President Joe Biden is setting a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one dose to 70% of adult Americans by July 4, the White House said Tuesday, as the administration pushes to make it easier for people to get shots and to bring the country closer to normalcy...

Workers at a mostly empty COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at Cathedral of the Cross A.O.H. Church of God in Birmingham, Ala., are shown on Monday, May 3, 2021.

Walz pushes for education funding, plans lifting some COVID restrictions

The governor didn't provide details but said talks are ongoing over what he will announce. He did add, "Thursday's announcement should go a long way, I think, toward moving things forward." ...

Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference on his summer learning plan on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 11 new deaths; state surpasses 600K cases

DHS said 4.49 million vaccine doses had been administered as of Tuesday, and over 2.02 million people had completed the two-shot vaccine series ...

US to reallocate COVID shots to states with greater interest

The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said Tuesday ...

The parking lot at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds mass vaccination site is seen on the morning of Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

MDH reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, 998 new cases

Meanwhile, there have been a total of 4.39 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Minnesota, with 2.3 million receiving the Pfizer vaccine, 1.8 million receiving the Moderna vaccine and 198,101 receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to MDH ...

UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4

U.S. biotech company Moderna will provide up to 500 million doses for the U.N.-backed program to ship coronavirus vaccines to needy people in low- and middle-income countries, but shipments won't begin until the fourth quarter, the company and program leaders said Monday...

In this file photo dated Wednesday, April 14, 2021, a pharmacist fills a syringe from a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Antwerp, Belgium. Moderna and vaccine promoter Gavi have announced Monday May 3, 2021, the pharmaceutical company will provide up to 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses for the U.N.-backed program for needy people in low- and middle-income countries by the end of 2022.

Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India

Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing to ease restrictions on visitors to the continent as the vaccine rollout sends new cases and deaths tumbling in more affluent countries...

People ride an escalator along the Las Vegas Strip, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is bustling again after casino capacity limits were raised Saturday, May 1, to 80% and person-to-person distancing dropped to 3 feet (0.9 meters).

India cases hit new record as calls grow for strict lockdown

Osterholm: Minnesota has 'long way to go' before reaching 70% vaccination goal

Restaurant, event venue owners rejoice as Minnesota dials back COVID restrictions

Study: Residents left big metros during pandemic for family

MDH reports 13 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,661 new cases

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 14 new deaths, 667 new cases

Pfizer to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period?

India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps

Walz plan to end most COVID restrictions by end of May, mask mandate by July 1

A year after lockdowns, uncertainty, Walz set to give timeline for ending COVID-19 restrictions

Over 2M Minnesotans have completed COVID-19 vaccine series; 17 new deaths reported

COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 13 new deaths, 639 new cases

Canada OKs Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and older

Walz to announce update to Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions Thursday

Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4

Walz pushes for education funding, plans lifting some COVID restrictions

COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 11 new deaths; state surpasses 600K cases

US to reallocate COVID shots to states with greater interest

MDH reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, 998 new cases

UN program inks Moderna deal on 500M doses, starting in Q4

Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India

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