Medical professionals are suing a city-owned hospital in southeastern Minnesota after they were terminated for refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

The 20 plaintiffs, which include a doctor, registered nurses, and other medical staff, filed their lawsuit in the U.S. district court Monday. They claim Northfield Hospital failed to accommodate their religious beliefs and serious health conditions as reasons for rejecting the vaccine.

As part of a six-month mission to the country’s space station, Wong Yah-Ping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct a spacewalk.

The three astronauts on this mission installed equipment and carried out tests alongside the station’s robotic service arm. The spacewalk lasted until early Monday.

28 new positive COVID-19 cases have been reported by the Center for Well-Being during the week of November 5th.

According to the COVID-19 dashboard, “Multiple cases were tied to a number of off-campus events that are not affiliated with the university, with large groups of people including dance events, off-campus parties, church retreats, and others.”

Lucy Peterson can be reached at lucy.peterson@stthomas.edu.