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USDA: Bird Flu Vaccine Not Good Enough For Outbreak
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A bird flu vaccine doesn’t work well enough to approve it for emergency use against the current outbreak that’s shaken the Midwest poultry industry, the U.S. Department of...
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USDA: Bird Flu Vaccine Works On Chickens; Testing On Turkeys
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys,...
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Experimental Ebola Vaccine Could Stop Virus In West Africa
LONDON (AP) — An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to interim results from a study...
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USDA Seeking Proposals For Production Of Bird Flu Vaccine
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking bids from animal health companies for a bird flu vaccine. The department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says it’s...
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Experts Optimistic This Year’s Flu Vaccine Will Be More Effective
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (WCCO) — Now that September has arrived, the first shipments of the flu vaccine are arriving in Minnesota. Last winter, we saw one of the worst flu seasons ever in the state. More...
View ArticleKlobuchar Calls For End To Shingles Vaccine Shortage
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to end a shingles vaccine shortage. Shingles can cause a painful rash for people who’ve had the chicken pocks. The Democratic senator’s office...
View ArticleHealth Officials Worry Nation Not Ready For COVID-19 Vaccine
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal. While one or more options could be available toward the end of this...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Minnesota: 1,047 Additional Cases, 7 Deaths In Last Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday 1,047 cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths. Of the cases reported Thursday, Commissioner Jan Malcolm later clarified that 264 of...
View ArticleMayo Clinic’s Sprint To Develop A COVID Vaccine
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s a sprint to the finish line for Mayo Clinic researchers developing a COVID-19 vaccine. WCCO heard how Minnesota patients are helping to eventually protect us from the virus....
View ArticleQuest For COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Final Phase At Minnesota’s Allina Health
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The quest for a COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase at Minnesota’s Allina Health. It’s one of just five vaccine studies to make it this far, worldwide. WCCO walked...
View ArticleWhen Can You Get The COVID Vaccine?
By Norm Elrod (CBS Detroit) — Pfizer announced in November that its COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95 percent after the second dose. Recent documents suggest some protection could even come...
View ArticleFDA Panel Endorses Emergency Authorization For Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine (CBS...
WASHINGTON (AP) — US panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 shot in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak.
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COVID Vaccine (MN): St. Cloud Company’s Dry Ice Helping Vaccines Go The Distance
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some Minnesota companies are acting fast to make sure the vaccine gets to all areas of the state quickly. There’s a lot going on at Central McGowan, a family-owned St. Cloud...
View ArticleMaple Grove Man Makes Wristbands To Indicate COVID Vaccination
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities man has come up with a way to show others that you’ve gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Adam Wiatrowski started a new organization to produce lime green wristbands. He...
View ArticleHealthPartners Researchers To Study COVID Vaccine Impact On Pregnancy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota health institute will be studying how the COVID-19 vaccine impacts pregnant women. HealthPartners Institute received $2 million from the CDC to help determine if the...
View ArticleMDH’s Vaccine Pilot Program Sign-Up Website Overwhelmed On First Day
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The state’s new COVID vaccine pilot program kicked off at noon on Tuesday, and though appointments were available to anyone 65 and older, the online sign-up faltered, overwhelmed...
View ArticleHealth Care Workers At Small Clinics And Private Practices Get Left Behind In...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – While the next phase of vaccine rollout is already underway for people 65 and older, some health care workers are still waiting for their turn. Many of them work at smaller...
View ArticleAdults With Down Syndrome Push For COVID Vaccine Prioritization
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – JJ, 24, has Down syndrome. His family has taken every measure to protect him from COVID-19. “It’s been absolutely terrifying or our family,” Leslie Neugent, JJ’s mother said....
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: 17 Deaths, 788 Cases Reported
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Health officials on Wednesday reported 788 additional cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths. More than 1.4 million vaccine doses have been administered in the state. The new update from...
View ArticleMore Than 1 Million Wisconsin Residents Have Been Vaccinated
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 1 million people in Wisconsin have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Tony Evers said Friday. But that good news was tempered by the announcement...
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: 12 Deaths, 975 Cases Reported Saturday; 1M Have Received...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota health officials on Saturday reported 975 cases of COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths. More than 1 million Minnesotans have received at least one vaccine dose. The update...
View ArticleWisconsin Vaccine Rollout To Expand, Include 2 Million More Residents
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin plans to greatly expand the number of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by about 2 million people, including those with certain pre-existing conditions, as...
View ArticleThree CVS Locations, Goodrich Pharmacy To Start Administering Vaccine
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – CVS Health and Goodrich Pharmacy have joined the network of pharmacies administering vaccines across Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday that Minnesota now has five pharmacies...
View Article‘Cultural Brokers’ Work To Bridge Gaps In Equitable Vaccine Distribution
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There continues to be gaps in equitable vaccine distribution across the country, and in Minnesota. State officials and community partners are taking steps to close the gaps. M...
View ArticleAll Minnesotans Ages 16 And Older Now Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nearly all Minnesotans are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Beginning Tuesday, all Minnesotans ages 16 and older will be eligible to get a shot. Officials are urging...
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COVID In Minnesota: MDH Reports 1,321 Cases, 8 Deaths As Nearly 48% Of...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The first stage of the timeline to end COVID-19 restrictions is now in effect, and health officials on Saturday report 1,321 new cases and eight deaths. Meanwhile, over 2.1 million...
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: 583 Cases, 9 Deaths Reported; 88% Of Seniors Have...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minnesota Department of Health reported 583 positive cases of COVID-19 and nine deaths Tuesday, bringing the cumulative case count to 589,527 and total fatalities to 7,240. In...
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: 3 Deaths, 882 New Cases Reported; 52% Of Minnesotans 16...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A day after Gov. Tim Walz lifted the statewide mask mandate, Minnesota health officials reported three deaths and 882 new cases out of roughly 26,000 tests. The new data from the...
View ArticleVaccinated Versus Unvaccinated, Experts Give Advice To Those Visiting The...
MINNESOTA (WCCO) – Climbing cases among the unvaccinated are raising concerns about Minnesota’s battle against a highly-contagious form of COVID-19. According to the New York Times, our average daily...
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: 70% Of Minnesotans 16+ Have Received At Least One Vaccine...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Gov. Tim Walz announced on Thursday that 70% of Minnesotans 16 and older have received at least their first dose of the vaccine, a milestone in the fight against the virus....
View ArticleDoctors See Rise In Pregnant Woman With COVID, Encourage Vaccination
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Twin Cities doctors are concerned over seeing a rise in pregnant women becoming sick with COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control estimates 77% of expecting women are not...
View ArticleCOVID In Minnesota: Some Immunocompromised Minnesotans Could Soon Get Booster...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some immunocompromised Minnesotans should be able to get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as this weekend. The CDC director gave final approval late this afternoon. The agency...
View ArticleWalz Extends $100 Vaccine Reward Program Through Aug. 22
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday evening the extension of the $100 vaccine reward initiative. The program, which initially was set to end on Aug. 15, will be extended through Aug....
View ArticleU Of M Researchers Study Effectiveness Of 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Important research on the effectiveness of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is underway in the Twin Cities. As WCCO found out, the research is offering perspective on how well...
View Article$100 COVID Vaccine Incentive Extended In Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. Also, the state’s...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools Requires Staff To Be Vaccinated For COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The St. Paul school board on Friday unanimously approved a motion requiring all staff in the state’s second largest school district to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get...
View ArticleNew HealthPartners Study Finds Vaccines ‘Highly Effective’, Even Against...
MINNESOTA (WCCO) – The HealthPartners Institute announced the results of two vaccine efficacy studies Friday afternoon, calling them “highly protective” against COVID-19 including the Delta variant....
View ArticleCOVID Booster Shots Now Available At Mall Of America
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesotans qualified for a booster shot can now get one at Mall of America. The Minnesota Department of Health says it has increased Bloomington’s site capacity to administer 500...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota Will Require Proof Of Vaccination For Employees
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The University of Minnesota will require all university employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. President Joan Gabel sent a systemwide message on Tuesday to students,...
View ArticleGather Only With Vaccinated Family Members For Holidays, Dr. Osterholm Says
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The FDA signed off on COVID-19 booster shots for adults. But some worry it’s coming too late to turn around Minnesota’s latest surge. WCCO talked to the state’s top infectious...
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