Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates

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Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates

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Minnesota Department of Health

June 30, 2022

The Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Update is being sent to the following three MDH mailing lists to reduce duplication:

  • Cultural, Faith, and Disability Communities COVID-19 Updates
  • MN Immigrant and Refugee Health Announcements
  • The Center for Health Equity

Today's COVID-19 updates include:

Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota

Status of COVID-19 in Minnesota:

Updated 6/30/2022
Updated weekly on Thursdays at 11 a.m. with data as of 4 a.m. on the Tuesday prior, unless noted otherwise.

Numbers are cumulative since Jan. 20, 2020.

Vaccine Data:

Updated June 28, 2022

  • People with at least one vaccine dose: 3,930,74
  • People with completed vaccine series: 3,764,526
  • People up to date with vaccine doses: 1,697,333

Vaccination Breakthrough Weekly Update:

Updated weekly, on Mondays at 11 a.m.

All data is preliminary and may change as cases are investigated. Case and vaccine totals reflect only the results from laboratory testing and vaccinations that have been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Data may not align exactly with the cases reported on other pages or dashboards due to differences in reporting lags and the frequency with which the data are updated.

What the vaccine breakthrough data do continue to show is vaccines provide protection against COVID-19, particularly against severe illness and hospitalization or death, and we are seeing this protection strengthened when people get a booster, especially for older adults. This means staying up to date on your COVID-19 vaccines, including a booster dose when eligible, is important.

For more information, visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Weekly Update page.

New & Updated Materials

Governor's Office:

 

CDC:

Updated MDH Recommendations and Guidance

General:

Jobs

  • Office of Statewide Health Improvement Programs Communications Coordinator (ID: 56747): The Office of Statewide Health Improvement Programs is looking for a dedicated individual to plan, implement, and coordinate communication strategies for health improvement efforts carried out through the Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives (OSHII). This position will develop and lead the communications plan for OSHII, focusing on policy and systems and environmental change initiatives that address the leading causes of chronic disease including healthy eating, active living, commercial tobacco-free living and well-being. Closes Monday, July 11, 2022.
  • Search for Careers Within the State of Minnesota using the ID above or job title.

Other

Minnesota Department of Health

  • ASL Now Service is now available on the state's COVID-19 Public Hotline.
    • The Minnesota Department of Health is excited to announce the addition of their new ASL Now service for the state’s COVID-19 Public Hotline. Consumers who use American Sign Language (ASL) can now either click on the ASL NOW  link or call our hotline number from their videophone and be automatically routed to a Deaf agent that can assist them with their COVID questions- all in ASL, no interpreter needed.
    • Contact Us: COVID-19 Questions

Minnesota Department of Human Services

  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division (DHHSD) LGBTQ+ Panel Discussion: 

    Come and attend a panel on Minnesota's LGBTQ+ community members who also happen to be deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing. Panelists will cover their personal identity journey and their quest for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA). Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions. Moderated by Lilly Steinbruckner and Jer Loudenback, MNCDHH outreach & civic engagement specialists. On Thursday, July 14, 2022, from 6-8 p.m.

Upcoming Testing & Vaccination Events

COVID-19 Community Testing

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 testing in areas with outbreaks, increasing cases, or other barriers to access existing test sites.

COVID-19 Community Vaccines

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) works in partnership with communities to provide safe and free on-site COVID-19 vaccines.

Completing your primary vaccination series and getting a booster dose when due remains the most important way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccines continue to be very good at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death. Make sure you and your family are up to date on any COVID-19 vaccine doses you are recommended to get to have the best protection against COVID-19. 

  • How to get a free vaccine
    • Use the state's Vaccine Locator Map to find a vaccine provider near you
    • Check for vaccine appointments using Vaccine.gov (you can search for appointments by vaccine type: Pfizer vaccine, Moderna vaccine, Johnson & Johnson vaccine) 
    • Contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
    • Employers may also reach out with information for vaccination opportunities.

Vaccination Events:

25th Annual Hmong Health Fair

  • Hmong Health Fair
    • $50 incentive
    • Saturday, July 2, 2022 and Sunday, July 3, 2022
    • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
    • 40th Hmong International Freedom Festival
    • McMurry Field, Como Park, St. Paul
    • 25th Annual Hmong Health Fair. pdf

Asian Media Access

 

Reminders

Discrimination helpline

Discrimination Helpline

Report Discrimination and Bias

COVID-19 does not discriminate based on race, where you come from, your immigration status, or anything else. 

If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of discrimination or bias call Minnesota's Discrimination Helpline at 1-833-454-0148 or submit this online form. The helpline is staffed by investigators from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Translation/interpretation services are available.

If you are the victim of a crime, including a hate crime, or fear for your safety, call 911 immediately.

Click here to get this information in multiple languages. 

MDH COVID-19 Public Hotline:

For questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, call 1-833-431-2053
Mon.-Fri.: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mental Health Minnesota Helpline:

For free, confidential, anonymous support from a volunteer mental health professional.  Call toll free 1-833-HERE4MN (437-3466).

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