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Lakeville school board votes to delay return to classroom for grades 6-12 By Mitti Hicks (FOX 9) LAKEVILLE, Minn. (FOX 9) - As the governor prepares to lay out his strategy for more students to return to the classroom, one Twin Cities metro school district is pumping the brakes. Tuesday night, the Lakeville Area Public Schools Board of Education decided to push back in-person learning for grades 6-12. Students were supposed to start hybrid learning on Feb. 22, but that’s been pushed back for one month, pending state approval.    Lakeville school board votes to delay return to classroom fo...

MN hospital association calls on state to end vaccine lottery system They say it's "hurting patients and communities." Author: Credit: Minnesota National Guard The way Minnesota allocates the COVID-19 vaccine is coming under fire, from no less than the group representing the state's hospitals and healthcare providers. On Friday, the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) issued a letter to Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Commissioner Jan Malcom calling for an end to the vaccine lottery system — which was set up last month to replace a problematic first-come, first-serve appointment mode...

Winona waits on anticipated vaccine shipments (2/3/2021)   A small number of available COVID vaccines are trickling out to a huge population of people eager to get them, while state distribution plans continue changing from week to week. Winona Health is on a list of locations state officials said will receive vaccines earmarked for seniors, but the local clinic said it hasn’t gotten any more doses yet.   Winona: On the list, but no doses yet Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) leaders announced on Monday the state would ship 35,000 do...

With more COVID-19 vaccine doses on the way to states, the White House says retired nurses and doctors will be key. In Minnesota, organization is still lacking.

Several pharmacists also testified about their ability to start vaccinating more people, more quickly. Author: Jennifer Hoff Updated: 5:59 AM CST January 21, 2021 Minnesota Department of Health employees were front and center Wednesday at a Senate hearing about Tuesday's bumpy rollout of a new vaccination program for teachers and for those over the age of 65. Officials set up 10,000 appointments even though many people say they got error messages or their calls didn't connect. Information technology officials say they are working to improve the process that con...