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Counties with lower COVID-19 vaccinations have higher cases

MINNEAPOLIS — State health officials say a handful of Minnesota counties with low COVID-19 vaccination rates have slightly ...

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Minnesota reaches vaccination mark of 3 million residents

ST. PAUL — Minnesota has reached 3 million residents who’ve had at least one COVID-19 shot, health officials ...

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Tying communities together

AUSTIN — In a move symbolizing completion, Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Austin and Albert Lea on Monday ...

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Pandemic data solid 1 month after mask mandate’s end

Minnesota public health leaders were worried the end of the statewide masking mandate on May 14 might lead to an ...

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New MercyOne clinic about six weeks out from opening

About six weeks ahead of the open house for the new MercyOne Albert Lea Family Medicine & Specialty ...

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Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against ...

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Free mental health support groups for individuals and families online

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers a variety of free online peer support groups for adults ...

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Sharing her cancer story to give life to others

Honorary survivor has battled multiple cancers By Sarah Stultz sarah.stultz@albertleatribune.com Rosemary Bloomquist was 48 years old when she ...

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COVID-19 update: Active cases dwindle in Freeborn County

Freeborn County has had two days in a row with no new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the ...

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Cases in Minnesota receding; vaccination pace is languishing

Minnesota’s COVID-19 data continues to show the pandemic receding, although the goal of getting at least one vaccine ...

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Pandemic data solid; vaccination pace crawls

Minnesota’s pandemic picture continues to brighten in this first week of June. New and active caseloads have fallen ...

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Mayo Clinic Health System to launch mobile health clinic in southern Minnesota

Mayo Clinic Health System will launch a new mobile health clinic that will expand services by increasing outreach ...

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Moderna seeks full FDA approval for its vaccine

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — American pharmaceutical company Moderna says it has begun the process to win full U.S. regulatory ...

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New COVID-19 death reported in Freeborn County over the weekend

Freeborn County reported one new COVID-19 death over the weekend, increasing the total deaths in the county to ...

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Case counts and vaccination pace falling

Minnesota’s average daily COVID-19 case counts have been plummeting in recent days — and so has the state’s ...

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