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Minnesota’s COVID tracking retooled amid surge, variants

Minnesota’s COVID tracking retooled amid surge, variants

Contact tracing has evolved to include the most-pressing COVID-19 cases rather than casting a wider net. But a smartphone app is producing more exposure alerts than ever.
by Brian Bakst

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21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

21 states poised to ban or severely restrict abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

So-called "trigger laws" in 12 states would automatically enact an abortion ban if Roe v. Wade is overturned. In nine others, bans that were blocked by courts or have long been unenforced could take effect.
by Becky Sullivan

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Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in NYC

Multiple cases of omicron virus variant detected in NYC

Health officials say multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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What do we know about the omicron variant in Minnesota?

What do we know about the omicron variant in Minnesota?

State health officials expected to find the new omicron variant in Minnesota with an ability to detect changes in the coronavirus using gene sequencing. And on Thursday, they publicly confirmed the first case in a Minnesota resident. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about the new variant and its impact on the state’s COVID-19 response.
by Peter Cox

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What we know about the omicron variant

What we know about the omicron variant

A new variant of the COVID-19 virus has emerged: the omicron variant. Guest host Catharine Richert talked with infectious disease specialists about what we know about the variant, what we don’t know and what it means at this stage in the pandemic. 
by Samantha Matsumoto and Catharine Richert

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Two HIV outbreaks in Minnesota highlight needed awareness

Two HIV outbreaks in Minnesota highlight needed awareness

With World AIDS Day held on Wednesday, Minnesota health officials are highlighting two ongoing HIV outbreaks in the state.
by Dan Kraker

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Reporter Catharine Richert with the latest on Minn.'s first case of omicron

Reporter Catharine Richert with the latest on Minn.'s first case of omicron

Minnesota has its first reported case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Reporter Catherine Richert joined host Cathy Wurzer to share the latest details on the case from the Minnesota Department of Health.
by Cathy Wurzer

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As omicron looms, U.S. is still battling the delta wave

As omicron looms, U.S. is still battling the delta wave

While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn’t finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers of patients to the hospital in some states, especially in the Midwest and New England.
by The Associated Press

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Latest on COVID: Omicron variant surfaces in Minnesota

Latest on COVID: Omicron variant surfaces in Minnesota

A Hennepin County man who recently attended a massive anime convention in New York City tested positive. “While this is clearly something to take seriously … it is not a reason for panic,” Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said.
by Brian Bakst

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