MPR News PM Update

Sept. 6, 2022

Across the state young Minnesotans returned to the classroom for the first day of school on Tuesday.

Things are a bit different across the state this school year compared to the last. COVID mandates are lifting in schools, but not all kids are vaccinated. According to state data, only two percent of children six months to 4 years old have completed the COVID vaccine series, while 12 percent have one shot.

More older kids are fully vaccinated, including 40 percent of children ages 5 to 11 and 63 percent for those 12 to 15.

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