Mar. 13 Prom dances would be a bad idea this spring because of COVID-19, as are social gatherings and travel for spring break, Mississippi's top health officers warned Friday. Mississippians should instead hold off until summer to plan social gatherings, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs and Epidemiologist Paul Byers said during a live discussion sponsored weekly by the the Mississippi .
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That s up 14.7% from the previous week s tally of 44,130 COVID-19 doses administered.
As of March 9, 13.18% of people living in Stearns County are fully vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers someone fully vaccinated two weeks after they ve been given a single-dose shot (Johnson & Johnson) or a second shot (either Pfizer or Moderna).
Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday, March 9 that Minnesota is expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine after reaching its goal of inoculating at least 70% of people 65 and older.
The state will expand eligibility to the next two phases of Minnesotans at once, totaling about 1.8 million people, beginning Wednesday, March 10. Walz said the next two priority groups include people with underlying health conditions and those at a risk of workplace exposure, including about 45,000 people who work at food processing plants.