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The number of Americans getting covid-19 shots has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters and government and employer mandates push more workers to get their first doses.

Children's vaccine shots could arrive by November. However, various officials say it would be much difficult to regulate compared to adult vaccinations.

Health officials released a survey showing that nearly one in four people at higher risk for flu-related complications indicated they did not intend to get the flu vaccine.

Many Minnesotans choose to stay masked after mandate’s end Joe Carlson, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS Stephanie and Cory Lake with their daughter, Odette, 7, in their Minnetonka home. “We will continue to wear masks in any indoor setting,” Stephanie Lake said. Stephanie and Cory Lake know what its like to spend days and nights at their daughters bedside, watching the young girl take in oxygen with machine support whil...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds last week.

Vaccine clinics across the Twin Cities started offering appointments — and in some cases actual doses of COVID-19 vaccine — to adolescents age 12 to 15 on Thursday. Children's Minnesota, the state's largest pediatric hospital, expects to immunize about 400 in the age group Thursday using vaccine made by the drug company Pfizer. "Any place that has previously been giving Pfizer vaccine, they ...

Patsy Stinchfield, a nurse practioner at Children's Minnesota, went in-depth on the safety of children getting vaccinated. 

Copy shortlink: The small risk of a rare side effect didnt stop Breanna Valverde from getting a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine last week. The Maple Plain resident had discussed the single-dose shot with her doctor before federal regulators temporarily halted use of the vaccine last month amid safety questions and concerns. But after those same regulators called for a restart, Valverde checked back with her physician, then took action after hearing the new...

Experts say COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12-15 could be available by early May  (FOX 9) - Right now COVID19 vaccines are approved for kids ages 16 and older but researchers say the Pfizer vaccine could be available to children ages 12 to 15 by early May.  Dr. Patsy Stinchfield, a nurse practitioner and infectious disease expert at Children’s Minnesota, is a liaison member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. It’s a group that’s part of the CDC that gives the fin...

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...