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COVID-19 tests are powerful tools, yet a lot of us have misconceptions about how and when to use them. Read on for the facts, plus testing tips.

Share This The FINANCIAL -- On Friday, April 23, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent immunization advisory group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted to resume distribution of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after a 10-day pause to investigate reported cases of rare blood clotting events in recipients, Mayo Clinic notes. The committee met twice to evaluate and review the data from the rare adverse event cases reported so far. The new term for this serious blood clotting disorder is "thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndro...

Created: April 22, 2021 04:00 PM (ABC 6 News) - The Minnesota Department of Health reported Thursday cases in schools are rapidly approaching the levels we saw in November when schools first decided to switch to distance learning. "It's about a third of our cases over the last week have been in school-aged children," Graham Briggs, the director of Olmsted County Public Health, said.  With students back at their desks, the Covid-19 virus has a grip on schools. Here in Rochester, the number of students quarantining is greater than any time since last fall.  "We're seeing it not jus...

Health officials want the public to know that if you were waiting to get the vaccine, you do not have to wait any longer.

Vaccination is an important step in the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Being vaccinated for COVID-19 protects you from becoming infected and possibly infecting those around you. COVID-19 vaccines that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration are being distributed by local states and communities, and they are free. If you are eligible to be vaccinated for COVID-19, you are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. “It is so important to get this vaccine when it’s offered to you,” says Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of the Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Vaccine Allo...