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While the nation watched a handful of states count votes in the presidential election, 

 saw record numbers of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. 

Minnesota was one of those states: The daily case count shattered records four days in a row, reaching a record high of 

 people hospitalized for COVID-19 related issues.

Long before COVID-19 spread across the globe, science journalist Ed Yong 

 that the nation wasn’t prepared to handle the next pandemic. 

the national response to the pandemic and has identified several areas where the country has fallen short—from testing to distributing resources and communicating about our understanding of the disease. 

Will the aftermath of the election and the recent uptick in cases be enough to chart a new course in the fight against COVID-19? Or, will the current situation remain status quo until a vaccine is widely available? 

MPR News host Kerri Miller put those questions in front of science journalist Ed Yong on Monday.

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As the election officials in a handful of swing states tabulated votes, 17 states logged record numbers of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Will the end of the national campaign cycle — and the recent uptick in cases — mark a turning point in the way elected officials respond to COVID-19?

Will the U.S. election results change the country’s COVID-19 response?

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