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- Statement on COVID-19 death in school-aged child
- Statement on CDC panel vote to lift pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 Contracts for Diverse Media Messaging and Community Outreach
- Vaping-Associated Lung Injuries
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COVID-19 Media Briefings
MDH and our partners hold regular media briefings to provide COVID-19 updates.
Some news outlets (TPT, MPR, KARE 11, local news radio stations, and more) broadcast the entire briefing on air, their websites, or Facebook pages where the public can listen in.
Stream Governor’s press conferences live (with ASL interpreting) and watch past press conferences: Office of the Governor of Minnesota’s YouTube channel
ASL interpretations of media calls: Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing’s YouTube channel
Spotlight
- Preventable deaths by suicide decreased in 2020
- Preventable deaths by overdose increase dramatically during COVID-19 pandemic
- Hibbing COVID-19 testing site relocating to Chisholm
- Officials urge regular COVID-19 testing as key to success for schools, athletes amid increase in cases
- Travel-related COVID-19 cases prompt health officials to urge testing for travelers returning to state
- Preventable deaths from alcohol use increased in 2020