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Minnesota making progress in addressing vaccine equity The state has yet to achieve the feat of partially vaccinating 70% of residents older than 16, recent data show. But since May, Health Department Vaccine Equity Director Dr. Nathan Chomilo said, "the communities that have had, week over week, the largest increases in coverage gains have been our Black and Hispanic Minnesota communities." Written By: Matthew Guerry | × Nurse Sam Kissi draws a dose of COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe before administering it to Zarea Fonge at a vaccine clinic put on by Black Nurse...

Minnesota making progress in addressing vaccine equity The state has yet to achieve the feat of partially vaccinating 70% of residents older than 16, recent data show. But since May, Health Department Vaccine Equity Director Dr. Nathan Chomilo said, "the communities that have had, week over week, the largest increases in coverage gains have been our Black and Hispanic Minnesota communities." Written By: Matthew Guerry | × Nurse Sam Kissi draws a dose of COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe before administering it to Zarea Fonge at a vaccine clinic put on by Black Nurse...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican legislative leaders made a fresh push Wednesday for ending Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s reliance on emergency powers to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, while state health officials reported continued progress on vaccinations and other key measures. Rep. Barb Haley, of Red Wing, and Sen. Jeff Howe, of Rockville, touted a bill that they said would preserve Walz’s ability to procure and distribute vaccines, and to obtain federal aid, while restoring the normal balance of power between the governor and Legislature. But the two lawmakers — joined by Senate Majorit...

As the pace of first doses slows, state officials are preparing new strategies for closing the gaps.

Rural counties have some of the most obvious low rates of vaccine uptake. Compared with the Twin Cities metro where rates already above 70%, rural Minnesota stands at roughly 57%.