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How will the pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame
Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won't be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that's not going away.
Why your local library might be hiring a social worker
Libraries in some cities are investing in staff who can help patrons with complex issues like housing insecurity, finding mental health and more.
Minnesota schools reopen, brace for COVID-19 surge
As students return to classrooms on Monday, school leaders across Minnesota are readying themselves for what may be a spike in virus spread.
A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care
Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly those with kids under 5 who can't yet get a COVID vaccine. Dr. Ibukun Kalu, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Duke University, answers some of their questions.
New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers
The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring for more than a week. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reported more than 60 canceled flights as of mid-afternoon Saturday.
First sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR gene-editing still thriving
A young Mississippi woman is thriving two years after getting treated for sickle cell disease with the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR.
New Year's Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022
In many places, New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.