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On July 27, 2021, CDC released updated guidance on the need for urgently increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage and a recommendation...

Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) is a rare syndrome that involves acute venous...

What You Need to Know Viral vector vaccines use a modified version of a different virus (the vector) to deliver important instructions to...

Summary During COVID-19, staff from across the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have been reassigned to help with our public health...

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick even after you have had COVID-19. Vaccination is an important tool to...

What we are still learning We are still learning how well COVID-19 vaccines protect people with weakened immune systems, including people...

NOTICE: FDA has granted full approval for Pfizer-BioNTech (COMIRNATY) COVID-19 Vaccine. CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization...

Although we still have much to learn about the risks of COVID-19 for newborns of people with COVID-19, we do know these facts: Pregnant...

Currently, CDC is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an additional dose. This includes people who...

How to use CDC building recommendations in your setting Ventilation is one component of maintaining healthy environments, and is an...

People with prior or current SARS-CoV-2 infection People should be offered vaccination regardless of their history of symptomatic or...

What You Need to Know Research shows that all COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States provide protection against...

When can I get a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Not immediately. The goal is for people to start receiving a COVID-19 booster shot beginning...

As schools go back to in-person learning, some may offer regular COVID-19 testing for students and staff. This means testing is offered...

CDC recommends delaying travel until you are fully vaccinated, because travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19. If...

If you are in isolation for COVID-19, take the following precautions until your isolation period has ended: Stay home to separate...

Summary Since April 2021, increased cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported in the United States after mRNA COVID-19...

What is this? The Shots at the Shop initiative is a collaboration to engage barbershops and beauty salons in communities all across the...

CDC is looking at how well COVID-19 vaccines work in different groups of people, such as, essential workers, racial and ethnic minority...

What You Need to Know mRNA vaccines are a new type of vaccine to protect against infectious diseases. mRNA vaccines teach our cells how...