A government advisory panel discussed extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine, a suspect in shooting deaths in Wisconsin was spotted and the St. Thomas women’s tennis team prepares for Division I competition. University Affairs Editor Natalie Hoepner has today’s News in :90.
The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could lift public confidence in the shots and spur more companies, universities and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory.
Just under two-thousand individuals of the St. Thomas community received the first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, at McCarthy Gym on Friday and Saturday. Macalester College is now the first Minnesota college to require the COVID-19 vaccine for returning students and staff next fall. Production Editor, Justin Amaker has today’s News in :90.
A memorial service will be held for Kyra Winslow, people will still have to wear masks and social distance for some time after vaccinations and a permit was granted to a church in western Minnesota that has been identified as a hate group. Videographer Kyra Taylor has today’s News in :90.
