The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health said the state would move to expand booster shot eligibility with or without the federal government.
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Minnesota—the state with the worst coronavirus outbreak—has reached pre-vaccine levels just a week before the start of Thanksgiving.
Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters on Tuesday that only 2 percent of staffed hospital beds remain available amid the latest surge. Minnesota health officials are urging people to get vaccinated as the state faces a major COVID spike ahead of the Thanksgiving holidays. Above, a volunteer loads Christmas gifts into a car on December 21, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota.The last time the state's positivity rate was this high, Minnesota was battling a severe COVID wave that led Governor Tim Walz to reorder the closure of businesses and announce restrictions on social gatherings for four weeks.
Data from the CDC shows that in Kanabe County, only 47 percent of individuals aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That figure is slightly higher in Wadena County, where it is 58 percent.
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