President Biden recently ended the COVID National Emergency, but the pandemic forever changed many things in our daily lives. One example: Telehealth is here to stay.
According to Minnesota Department of Health data, rural Minnesotans are less likely to use telehealth services compared to their urban counterparts. The reasons why are complicated.
Mayo encourages at-risk COVID patients to consider monoclonal antibody treatment
Mayo encourages at-risk COVID patients to consider monoclonal antibody treatment By Bernadette Heier | April 15, 2021 at 6:56 PM CDT - Updated April 15 at 10:44 PM
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KEYC) The Mayo Clinic Health System says it is seeing more patients ranging in ages from their 30s through 50s testing positive for COVID-19 and hospitalized in Minnesota, including the southwest region of the state.
That’s why they encourage patients to consider an antibody infusion treatment.
Health officials say the monoclonal antibody infusion treatment can reduce the likelihood for a patient with the virus to develop severe symptoms that could lead to hospitalization
Dec 21, 2020
Brittan Carsten, a nurse at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, administers a COVID-19 vaccine for Justin Legred at the Mankato hospital Monday. Legred, a nurse in the hospitalâs progressive care unit, was the first health worker on site to receive the vaccine as distribution ramped up Monday. 1 of 2
From left, Rachel Jones, Jen von Lehe and Jessica Poehler, all health workers at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, prepare COVID-19 vaccines Monday at the hospital.
Perry Sweeten, regional director of pharmacy at Mayo Clinic Health System, holds a vial containing Pfizerâs COVID-19 vaccine Monday in Mankato. About 192 health workers at the Mankato hospital were set to receive their first dose of the vaccine Monday. The second dose will be administered 21 days later.