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Dozens of people gathered outside St. John's Hospital in Maplewood on Saturday to protest vaccination mandates from health care systems across the metro.

Allina Health will require COVID-19 vaccines for employees Minnesota and western Wisconsin health care network is the latest to join the ranks of providers to make vaccinations a condition for employment. Written By: Matthew Guerry | × Photo: Pixabay ST. PAUL — Allina Health, a major health care network and employer in Minnesota and western Wisconsin, announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, that it will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October. It is the ...

Created: July 12, 2021 05:31 PM Confusion seems to be growing over whether a COVID-19 booster shot will be needed down the line as drugmakers and top U.S. health officials seem to be at odds on what to do next. Pfizer had a meeting with the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to discuss its request for authorization of a third dose. Last week, the pharmaceutical company said early data from a recent study shows a booster shot could increase antibody levels up to tenfold. They said...

Following the CDC’s announcement that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination is safe for children 12-15 years old, Allina Health will now offer the Pfizer vaccine to all patients and non-patients in that

Children 12-15 now able to get a Pfizer COVID vaccine in Minnesota Mercy Hospital is one of the first providers in the state to offer the shots to younger teens. Author: Diane Sandberg (KARE11) Updated: 6:00 AM CDT May 13, 2021 COON RAPIDS, Minn. — After the Pfizer vaccine was approved by federal regulators for kids ages 12-15, one local health provider is already offering the shots to younger teens.  Starting Thursday, Mercy Hospital, part of the Allina Healt...

Following the CDC’s announcement that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination is safe for children 12-15 years old, Allina Health will now offer the Pfizer vaccine to all patients and non-patients in that age group.  Allina Health is now offering COVID-19 vaccination appointments for all people ages 12 and older, including patients and non-patients. “Offering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12 to 15 years old is an important milestone in our effort to protect ou...

Minnesota gets creative in COVID-19 vaccine outreach Dwindling demand forces new approaches to boost immunization numbers.  May 8, 2021 — 6:19pm Text size Copy shortlink: In Duluth, theyre offering vaccine shots in the downtown bus depot. In St. Paul, volunteer physicians are working with a local brewery on a pop-up event that rewards those who get vaccinated with a free beer. And in the northwest metro, an Elk River clinic is offe...

Minnesota doctors hope for quick return of J&J vaccine Minnesota doctors hope for quick return of J&J vaccine Single-dose product is key for reaching some groups, health officials say, but they fear a stigma might linger.  April 17, 2021 — 6:04pm Text size Copy shortlink: Doctors in Minnesota expect that theyll again be using a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson within a few weeks, so long as...