COVID-19 Omicron Variant

After several rounds of free COVID-19 tests offered at both the state and federal level since the beginning of the pandemic, MDH announced today it would phase out the program.

Health officials urging parents to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 as the holidays approach.

The newest Omicron sub-variant made its way to Minnesota after BA.2.75 was detected in Twin Cities wastewater. 

Minnesota healthcare providers will soon able to administer new bivalent COVID-19 booster shots that have been formulated to be more effective against the Omicron variants.

At the start of the pandemic, policymakers enacted changes to increase access to COVID treatments and help health care systems better deal with the crisis. But as the virus moves out of the pandemic phase, those programs are being eliminated.

As COVID-19 cases increase, Minnesota health leaders are encouraging doctors to make patients more aware of treatment options.

Roughly two months after Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors lifted the city's mask mandate, the Minneapolis Health Department has announced it now is strongly recommends everyone – vaccinated or not – again wear masks in indoor public settings and businesses.

After a confusing day for some flyers, that started with a federal judge striking down the CDC's mask mandate for public transportation, a spokesperson for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport says the airport is lifting its mandate.

The St. Paul Board of Education voted on Tuesday to change its mask policy to end mask requirements for students and staff while cases remain low.

More than two years after the pandemic began, some doctors warning about a new subvariant of COVID.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop in Minnesota, the feeling in Intensive Care units is one of huge relief.

A wastewater surveillance program in the Twin Cities that tracks COVID-19 through sewage may show that the virus has drastically decreased in most metro communities.

Cases of COVID-19 are dropping across the country, but it’s too soon to know whether the pandemic is transitioning into an endemic stage says one Mayo Clinic doctor.

Fresh off his All-Star game appearance and being crowned three-point contest champion, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is making headlines again – this time for a $250k donation.

Target will no longer require its employees or customers to wear masks inside its stores, subject to local rules.