With monkeypox, stigma challenges Minnesota health response
| Aug. 31, 2022 An audit of the state’s office for homelessness found the Minnesota Department of Human Services improperly managed millions of dollars in emergency housing and other grants dating back to the summer of 2019. The performance audit found several issues with the Department of Human Services internal controls over grants for homelessness and housing support, and its compliance with certain legal requirements between July 2019 and December of 2021. Subscribe to our Minnesota Today podcast to get up-to-date news twice daily. | |
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| With monkeypox, stigma challenges Minnesota health response | | While anyone can catch monkeypox, so far the majority of the cases in the U.S. and in Minnesota are among men who identify as gay or bisexual, and men who have sex with men. Since cases began appearing in the country, there’s been an ongoing national conversation on how to address those most vulnerable to the disease without perpetuating bias. | |
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| Klobuchar visits Ukraine: 'They will not be beaten down' | | Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited Ukraine this week and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, just before the United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. | |
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| U.S. clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants | | U.S. regulators have authorized updated COVID-19 boosters, the first to directly target today's most common omicron strain. The move on Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. | |
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| Avian flu resurfaces in a Meeker County turkey flock | | The west-central Minnesota flock was quarantined and destroyed to stop the spread of the disease. Health officials say this strain of avian flu poses a low risk to the public. Poultry and eggs are safe to eat when handled and cooked properly. | |
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