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- Media Advisory: Reinfection cases added to COVID-19 web data today
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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
- Lab testing confirms state’s first COVID-19 case involving Omicron variant
- Minnesota’s medical cannabis program to add edibles as new option for patients
- World AIDS Day: Outbreaks spotlight need for awareness of effective treatment, prevention
- Minnesota Department of Health offers tips and strategies for holiday COVID-19 vaccine conversations
- COVID-19 testing vendors selected to expand testing options for state, local government