ELY – On the heels of ISD 696 following the lead of state and federal officials in reducing the required quarantine period of those who test positive for COVID-19, local health officials on the …
ELY – With two active cases of COVID-19 reported in the Washington school here last week and this, and biweekly case rates continuing an upward spike for the northern part of the county, the …
ELY – By the second day of the new school year, a confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Ely schools, yet the controversial K-12 face mask mandate was the main topic at the Ely Safe …
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New COVID vaccine already being distributed in state Posted
David Colburn
REGIONAL- Gov. Tim Walz unveiled a more descriptive staged timeline for coronavirus vaccinations last week that would have vaccines available to anyone who wants one by summer, but a “game changing” announcement from the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday could accelerate that timeline.
The FDA issued an “emergency use authorization” for a third coronavirus vaccine, developed by Johnson & Johnson. Unlike its Pfizer and Moderna predecessors, the J&J vaccine requires only one dose, not two. An initial shipment to Minnesota of 45,200 doses is already being administered throughout the state, according to state Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann.