A coronavirus graphic. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Access to the vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, will not be extended to wider swaths of Minnesota s population until 70% of older adults in the state have been inoculated, Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday, Feb. 25.
Minnesota could hit that target and expand eligibility for the vaccine as early as April, according to the governor s office. Already, roughly 43% of Minnesotans ages 65 and older have been vaccinated.
Once the 70% benchmark is met, Minnesotans with certain underlying health conditions that put them at a higher risk of becoming severely ill from COVID-19, or who work in settings with a high risk of disease exposure, would be next in line to receive the vaccine.
Feb 25, 2021
FARGO – A new economic forecast from North Dakota State University indicates North Dakota is approaching a possible recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
The report forecasts increases in total wages and salaries, labor force numbers, gross state product and total tax collections in coming months. However, the unemployment rate could possibly increase initially in 2021, demonstrating lingering difficulties in the labor market, before falling later in the year.
The forecast released by the Center for the Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise Wednesday is based on a North Dakota Forecast Model developed by its director, Jeremy Jackson, professor of economics at NDSU.
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