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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.
by Julie Appleby

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A look at excess deaths during COVID-19, including firearm assaults and malnutrition

A look at excess deaths during COVID-19, including firearm assaults and malnutrition

In Minnesota, there was just one week last year — the week ending April 2 — when the actual number of deaths did not exceed the average number of expected deaths.
by Alyson Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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COVID response turns another corner: MN test to treat sites are no more

COVID response turns another corner: MN test to treat sites are no more

The Minnesota Department of Health has closed COVID testing sites that people once visited in droves. But the agency said use of the sites at places like St. Paul's Midway neighborhood and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport had dropped.
by Michelle Wiley

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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.
by The Associated Press

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Amid slight rise in MN COVID deaths, CDC says bivalent booster adds protection

Amid slight rise in MN COVID deaths, CDC says bivalent booster adds protection

Deaths have risen in recent weeks, while hospitalizations have fallen. Case-related data is mixed and COVID load in wastewater is somewhat down. Recent data from the CDC has shown that the most recent booster dose helps protect against infection, illness and death.
by Alyson Clary and Elisabeth Gawthrop

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