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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.

A prescription to modernize public health

A prescription to modernize public health

The pandemic was a crucible for public health. What are the key takeaways? Epidemiologist Dr. Sandro Galea offers his diagnosis and a prescription for public health going forward in his new book, “Within Reason: A Liberal Public Health for an Illiberal Time.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

The CDC said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine that became available in September — if at least four months has passed since their last shot.
by The Associated Press

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COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota

COVID-19, flu and RSV continue to decline in Minnesota

The latest data show Minnesota’s hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have declined for three straight weeks. In addition, COVID-19 levels measured in wastewater continue to decline in most parts of the state.
by Craig Helmstetter

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Hopeful downticks in Minnesota’s COVID-19, RSV and flu data

Hopeful downticks in Minnesota’s COVID-19, RSV and flu data

In the Twin Cities seven-county metro, new hospital admissions for COVID-19, flu and RSV are down by 12 percent, 33 percent and 28 percent, respectively, for the first week in January compared to the last week in December. COVID hospital admissions ticked down during the first week in January after climbing for the nine previous weeks.
by Craig Helmstetter

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A trusted Minnesota COVID-19 tracking source is ending

A trusted Minnesota COVID-19 tracking source is ending

David Montgomery started his thorough tracking of COVID-19 numbers as a data reporter at MPR News. He has since left the newsroom, but he kept up his COVID-19 tracking for more than three years.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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