U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regiment of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has announced her intention to seek a third term representing Minnesota’s Fifth District and questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Chief Photo Editor and Social Media Manager Cam Kauffman has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Dec. 14, 2021
Pfizer says that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the omicron variant, Minneapolis began a pilot program on Monday that would send unarmed mental health professionals to residents who call 911 about behavioral or mental-health related crises, and former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd ‘s civil rights. Claire Woodson has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas booster clinics fill up in ‘days’ after no email announcement to students
St. Thomas’ Center for Well-Being announced Nov. 29 that it would begin offering COVID-19 booster shots, filling up all the time slots in “a matter of days,” according to The Center for Well-Being Director of Operations Luis de Zengotita.
News in :90 – Dec. 8, 2021
Pfizer has announced that their booster may protect against the omicron variant, opening statements in the trial of former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter began, and China criticized Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympics. Annabelle Wiskus has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Nov. 19, 2021
Minnesota farmers will benefit from higher prices this year, U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and St. Thomas will be offering an LGBTQIA+ literature course this spring. Ad/PR representative Mirana Gottlieb has today’s News in :90.
US expands COVID boosters to all adults, final hurdle ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday moved to open up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronavirus cases that may worsen with the holidays.
News in :90 – Nov. 17, 2021
Pfizer will allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, Minnesota law enforcement officers will have new body cameras, and St. Thomas students are in it to win it at trivia nights. Paige Yurczyk has the story.
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
News in :90 – Oct. 20, 2021
Public Safety Sgt. Reggie Wright has a fan club, the White House has announced plans to vaccinate children, and a judge announced that bail will not be lowered for a man accused of shooting a Twin Cities man. Derek Badger has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Oct. 7, 2021
The Minnesota Supreme Court denied Derek Chauvin’s request for a public defender, Pfizer asked the U.S. government to approve use of the vaccine in children aged 5 to 11, and a federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the country. Elijah Todd-Walden has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 28, 2021
Stickers linked to a white supremacist movement were posted on campus yesterday, Pfizer submitted data to the FDA to have the vaccine approved for children between 5 and 11 years old, and today is National Voter Registration Day. Caroline Hansen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 23, 2021
The Biden administration’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned, the U.S. is one step closer to offering booster shots Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and the Minnesota Timberwolves fired president Gersson Rosas on Wednesday. Emily Rudie has today’s News in :90.
AP: FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of extra shots.
News in :90 – Sept. 22, 2021
Sequoia National Park’s massive trees survived wildfires Tuesday, President Joe Biden is set to announce that the United States will be doubling its purchase of Pfizer vaccines, and a judge found Jerome Spann guilty of shooting and injuring others. Casey Eakins has today’s News in :90.