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Our Best Shot: Fact-checking claims about COVID vaccines and fertility Medical experts agree: Theres no evidence the immunization causes infertility.  By EDITORIAL BOARD, Star Tribune May 8, 2021 — 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: A worried readers e-mail launched this addition to the Star Tribune Editorial Boards "Our Best Shot" series addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. A much-loved uncle resides in a rural Minnesota nursing...

Our Best Shot: Cost is not a reason to avoid getting a COVID shot The shot is free. But stubborn, mistaken worries remain about being billed.  By EDITORIAL BOARD, Star Tribune April 24, 2021 — 6:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: • • • The COVID-19 vaccine is free. For patients, there are no out-of-pocket expenses. No copay. No coinsurance. No office visit fee. No bill even if you havent met your annual deductible. It doesnt ...

The totals include 14 more deaths and 949 infections reported Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health. M Health Fairview announced that it was offering shots to patients 65 and older, an expansion from its prior cutoff of 70 or older. St. Cloud-based CentraCare also announced that patients 65 and older were eligible and unveiled a new online registration option. "Over the last week, we are pleased to see our vaccine supply increase and we are now able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to a...

Minnesotas first COVID-19 vaccines arrived Monday at four different locations across the state.  Those sites included the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center, Olmsted Medical Center and Cass Lake Indian Health Services. Future vaccine distribution will go through a series of hubs across the state, including one in St. Cloud, according to information shared by the Minnesota Department of Health on Monday.  Minnesota expects to receive 46,800 units of th...

Copy shortlink: Less than two weeks in, December has already become the second-deadliest month for COVID-19 in Minnesota, with a record 439 deaths reported over the past seven days alone. The state reported 67 more deaths Saturday and has recorded 766 virus deaths since the start of the month, a pace that puts Minnesota on track to surpass 5,000 total pandemic deaths by years end. Through Saturday, 4,359 people had died in Minnesota due to COVID-19. Recent moderation in ...

Minnesota trending to a grim holiday milestone with COVID Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune Less than two weeks old, December has already become the second-deadliest month for COVID-19 in Minnesota, with a record 439 deaths reported over the past seven days alone. The state reported 67 more deaths Saturday and has recorded 766 virus deaths since the start of the month, a pace that puts Minnesota on track to surpass 5,000 total pandemic deaths by years end. Through Saturday, 4,3...