Many People Are Still Hesitant To Take Vaccine
DULUTH, Minn. - More COVID-19 vaccines are going into the arms of people across the country, but there are still some folks feeling hesitant about getting the shot. Experts say many people may be…
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Health Expert Say Take Pain Relievers After Getting Your Vaccine Instead Of Before To Help With Side Effects
DULUTH, Minn. - There has been a lot of debate about taking painkillers to treat side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health experts say it is safe to take a pain reliever to…
Free Mobile COVID-19 Testing Sites Aim to Increase Accessibility Throughout Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- More opportunities to get tested for COVID-19 for free will be popping up around Duluth, part of St. Louis County Public Health's plan to make testing more accessible for people who…
Minnesotans Received Emails Canceling COVID Vaccine In Error
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Some Minnesotans enrolled in the state's pilot COVID-19 vaccination program got multiple emails and texts that wrongly told them their appointments were canceled. State health officials say nearly everyone who got the erroneous message has been notified…
Wisconsin Tops 1,000 Daily Virus Cases, Lists 3 New Deaths
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths due to complications from the coronavirus. The update released Sunday by state health officials increases the total number of positive tests to 542,415 and…
Minnesota Shows Nearly 1,000 New Virus Cases, 13 New Deaths
Minnesota health officials are confirming 996 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths to due complications from the coronavirus. The update released Sunday increased the total number of positive tests to 461,807 and cumulative deaths to 6,200 since the start…
"Mask Out Minnesota" Encourages People To Get Outdoors
DULUTH, Minn. - The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission has started a new initiative to encourage people to get outdoors. Commission members visited the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth to promote a…
Wisconsin Senate Votes to Repeal Wisconsin Mask Mandate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to repeal Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, despite warnings from virtually every sector of the health care community that doing so would impair efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.…
A Tiger At The Wildcat Sanctuary Tests Positive For COVID-19
SANDSTONE, Minn.- A rescue tiger living at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone tested positive for COVID-19, but has since recovered. A tiger named Sabrina is a rescue from Texas and upon her arrival showed…
Some Proctor Students Return To Hybrid Model
PROCTOR, Minn. - Proctor schools welcomed some students back to the classroom after months of doing distance learning to help prevent the spreading of the coronavirus. Bay View Elementary kindergarten through fifth-grade students returned back…
Misinformation About Covid-19 And Vaccine Can Lead To Bad Decision Making
DULUTH, Minn. -The spreading of misinformation about the Coronavirus and its preventative vaccine is a common concern among medical experts. They're worried misreporting of facts about the health crisis can make it harder to protect…
Blood Donations Are Critically Low; Health Experts Encouraging People to Donate
DULUTH, Minn. - Blood donations continue to be critically low during the pandemic. Donations are typically low in the winter, but as fewer people are choosing not to give blood during the pandemic the supply…
St. Luke's Now Offering Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for Eligible Patients with COVID-19
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's in Duluth is now offering an emergency use COVID-19 antibody treatment that medical experts say has been proven to reduce the length of hospitalizations. The monoclonal antibody…
Duluth, Proctor Superintendents Disappointed in Slow Federal Vaccine Rollout
DULUTH/PROCTOR, Minn.- While Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday the state will open up vaccines to the elderly, education and child care workers in the coming weeks, Northland school leaders said they feel disheartened…
Mobile Vaccine Units Coming Soon To Counties In Wisconsin
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. - The National Guard and Wisconsin health officials are teaming up… to test a program that offers mobile vaccination clinics across the state. National Guard members and pharmacy volunteers will be deployed,…
