The package consists of five bills that would offer paid leave to health care workers, boost testing and vaccination efforts at long-term care facilities, and provide $500 payments to low-income families, among other things.
It appears to be 50 percent more infectious, and researchers predict the new coronavirus variant could start to dominate in the U.S. by March. The time to prepare is now, they say.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the country will likely need a vaccination level of between 70 percent and 90 percent to reach herd immunity. Right now, that math doesn't quite add up.
Teachers from some of the state’s largest school districts are voicing concerns about the return to in-person instruction, noting that they have yet to be vaccinated at a time when the COVID-19 virus is still spreading.
The leader of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe praised her community on Tuesday for showing resilience during what she called “one of the darkest times in modern history.”
It takes time after vaccination for immunity to the virus to build up, and no vaccine is 100 percent effective. Plus, scientists don't yet know if the vaccine stops viral spread. Here's what's known so far.
A trip to George Floyd’s memorial service more than six months ago prompted Kate Lundquist to move her whole family from their mostly white hometown of Roseau to Brooklyn Park, one of the most diverse cities in the state.