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Listener dispatches from Day 1 of the Twin Cities restaurant vaccination mandate

Listener dispatches from Day 1 of the Twin Cities restaurant vaccination mandate

Wednesday was the first day of the latest restaurant vaccination mandates in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We wanted to hear how it went, and listeners answered — here's what you shared with Minnesota Now.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Kris Ehresmann, face of Minnesota's COVID response, set to retire

Kris Ehresmann, face of Minnesota's COVID response, set to retire

Ehresmann, 59, the state’s infectious disease director and one of the key players in the state’s battle against COVID-19, will retire Feb. 2 after 30 years in public health, officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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'The Urge' says calling addiction a disease is misleading

'The Urge' says calling addiction a disease is misleading

A psychiatrist says calling it a disease takes important attention away from racism and other things that are often associated with addiction.
by Jeevika Verma

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New Zealand will not impose lockdown when omicron hits

New Zealand will not impose lockdown when omicron hits

"This stage of the pandemic is different to what we have dealt with before. Omicron is more transmissible," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
by The Associated Press

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17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysis

17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysis

A beloved pizzeria owner in Brimfield, Mass., had COVID-19 and needed dialysis, but it wasn't available at the hospital where he died. The health system is "breaking down," a hospital CEO says.
by Martha Bebinger

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Formula shortages stressing out some Minnesota parents

Formula shortages stressing out some Minnesota parents

The shortages, caused by pandemic-related supply chain problems, are not widespread. But for some parents, the search to find formula can mean multiple trips to stores.
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. AG Ellison sues COVID testing operation over flawed results

Minn. AG Ellison sues COVID testing operation over flawed results

Minnesota’s attorney general sued two Illinois-based testing companies, claiming they issued false results or withheld data all together from people trying to determine their COVID-19 status.
by Brian Bakst

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Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable — and end the pandemic

Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable — and end the pandemic

Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.
by Edward Cliff, Isaac Chan and Salmaan Keshavjee

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