Clinical Trials for Kids Underway
Is the COVID vaccine safe for children? Currently, the three vaccines available in Minnesota are authorized for teens and adults. The Moderna and the Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for age groups eighteen and up. Only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for age sixteen on up. But are they safe and effective for adolescents, …
Grand Portage Band Fends off Covid-19 with Only One Case to Date
This week on the Minnesota Native News health report, we look at an Ojibwe band on the most northeastern edge of the state and how it was affected by the pandemic.
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Daniel Jourdain’s Gift for Supporting Diverse Community through Politics and Policy Making
Daniel Jourdain (Red Lake Nation), Bemidji’s new city council member for the at-large seat and is only the second Indigenous person to serve on the city council, throughout its history. Daniel Jourdain is also an employment specialist with the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
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Gov. Walz Announces Outreach Campaign To Vaccinate Frontline Workers, With Initial Focus On Food Industry
Walz says the outreach effort is part of the state’s “Roll Up Your Sleeves, MN” overall campaign. This particular outreach campaign will begin with workers at restaurants, bars and breweries across the state.
Breakthrough Cases of COVID19 Are Not a Surprise in Those Vaccinated, Vaccine Still Reduces Symptoms
Though fully-vaccinated and non-vaccinated people can contract COVID, the fully-vaccinated person is less likely to experience severe symptoms. Of the nearly 90 cases of breakthrough COVID, not one has died.