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Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer

It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book “Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History,” VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."
by Susan Brink

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Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

Latest on COVID in MN: Case counts, ICU needs falling as omicron ebbs

The newest numbers build on recent evidence of an ebb in the pandemic wave that slammed Minnesota following the end-of-year holidays. Public health leaders continue to plead for vigilance against the virus.
by MPR News Staff

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Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

Latino businesses 'hanging in there' despite pandemic and unrest

A report released in December 2020 showed that 28 percent of Latino-owned businesses faced a reduction in available supplies.
by Vicki Adame

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Here's why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.

Here's why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.

The CDC still recommends masks in indoor settings, with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s as the best options. State officials say the main reason for easing mandates is the downturn in hospitalizations and infections, even in places that have the most stringent rules. 
by The Associated Press

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Osterholm: COVID conditions better, but virus 'not done with us'

Osterholm: COVID conditions better, but virus 'not done with us'

The latest COVID surge is ebbing, but the ongoing lack of trust around public health may bring a future crisis, Michael Osterholm tells MPR News. “A public health mandate only works if people are willing to do it, and what you’re seeing is a general rebellion right now against this.”
by Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon and Lindsay Guentzel

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Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

Minneapolis, St. Paul end vaccination-or-test order for bars, eateries

The cities last month began requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to enter public places serving food and drink. With the current surge waning, the mayors on Thursday rescinded the controversial orders. Public masking mandates remain in place.
by MPR News Staff and Peter Cox

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