What Will Kids Be Able To Do This Summer Without Getting Vaccinated?
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) With more than half of Minnesotans above age 16 having already received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, the number of cases among children has continued to spread.
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that the number of total COVID cases in children up to age 14 is higher than the number of cases we’ve seen from the higher risk group of ages 60 to 74.
Children tend to have much milder symptoms, and deaths in that demographic are rare, but with the recent surge in the B117 variant in Minnesota, state health officials have still urged parents to take take precautions to prevent the virus from mutating further.
CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
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Health officials express concern for spread of COVID-19 variant in Carver County
CHASKA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Carver County is currently a hotspot for the COVID-19 variant seen in both England and South Africa known as B117.
Some doctors are concerned with these cases because the variant is spreading faster, and there’s some evidence that it could be dangerous.
Officials work to slow spread of COVID-19 variant in Carver County
A COVID-19 variant has been spreading at an increased rate in Carver County. State health officials are working to increase testing in the area. It’s for sure more transmissible, and it looks like it causes more severe hospitalization rates, said Dr. Frank Rhame, who specializes in infectious disease at Allina Health.