Minnesota positioned to start vaccinating health care workers, long-term care residents by the end of the month.
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Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials rolled out the state's plans for vaccine distribution in Minnesota. The first doses could be administered as early as Dec. 21.
Staying in line with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, select health care workers and workers and residents in long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the vaccination.
The FDA appears poised to approve COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer soon, closely followed by a second vaccine manufactured by Moderna. Between the two producers Minnesota would initially receive 183,400.
It won't be enough for everyone in the high-priority groups, so state officials have divided that group into different levels of priority to receive the vaccine.
Learn more about the state's plan in our FAQ and submit your own questions here.
Here are Minnesota’s current COVID-19 statistics:
4,027 deaths359,203 positive cases, 314,957 off isolation4.7 million tests, 2.7 million people tested (about 47 percent of the population)10.4 percent seven-day positive test rate (officials find 5 percent or more concerning)It's possible a jury will reach a verdict this morning in the trial of Michael Hari, an Illinois man accused of bombing a Bloomington mosque
In closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutors argued that Hari's hate for Muslims is apparent in his writings. The Associated Press reports:
"During his remarks, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Docherty read excerpts of anti-Muslim rhetoric from The White Rabbit Handbook, a manifesto of Hari's anti-government militia group that encourages use of guerrilla war tactics and a return to 'the good old days.'"
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