Dry ice will be in demand as COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out in Minnesota

Dry ice will be key to keeping the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine effective. And with millions of doses expected to ship across the country as soon as next week, production machines will likely be working overtime.

Minnesota refuses CDC request for names and addresses of vaccine recipients

Minnesota is refusing a Trump administration request for names and addresses of coronavirus vaccine recipients, instead planning to send a more limited picture of who's getting vaccinated.

Healthcare industry reaching out to vaccine-hesitant communities of color

With distribution of a coronavirus vaccine expected this spring, one challenge facing the healthcare industry is that some communities may be hard to reach.

Walz: Minnesota in line to get 183,400 COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2020

Minnesota will get enough doses of the coronavirus vaccine to inoculate 183,400 people by the end of 2020, Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials estimated Tuesday.

Timeline: When COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Minnesota

Minnesota health officials say they expect to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to people in the top priority group by the week of Dec. 21. 

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first in Minnesota

 The state of Minnesota outlined who will be given priority to receive COVID-19 vaccines in a presentation Tuesday, with healthcare workers and long-term care facility workers topping the list as expected. 

'It's better than having COVID': Minnesotans weigh getting vaccine

U.S. Health Officials are confident the FDA will authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week, but misinformation is prompting many people to decide early whether they’ll get the vaccine or not.

Here's what we know about Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine plan

Some Minnesota health care workers will start getting coronavirus vaccines before Christmas, the state's top health official said Wednesday.

Minnesota hospital system outlines vaccine distribution plan

An advisory committee for the CDC worked to tackle one of the country’s most pressing questions: Who should be first to get the COVID-19 vaccinations?

Moderna seeks emergency clearance for new COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna is now seeking emergency clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after new data on its COVID-19 vaccine showed promising results.

FDA to livestream public meeting on Pfizer-BioNTech potential COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set a public meeting on Dec. 10 to discuss approving Pfizer and BioNTech’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine and will livestream it on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

AstraZeneca plans to deliver vaccine trial data by year's end

AstraZeneca hopes to show its COVID-19 vaccine is effective by the end of this year and is ramping up manufacturing so it can supply hundreds of millions of doses in January, Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said Thursday.

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine trial to resume as pressure mounts

As the amount of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the country, the pressure is on to develop a vaccine, but health experts say development should not be rushed.

Minnesota creates draft plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Minnesota state and local health leaders are creating plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, so the state can be ready once a vaccine gets approved.