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Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats
Across the country, doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic are dealing with hostility, threats and violence from patients angry over safety rules designed to keep the virus from spreading. Some hospitals are so concerned that they equipped workers with panic buttons, while others have limited the number of public entrance to their facilities.
Yes, you're fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster
People who got a two-dose vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson shot are considered fully vaccinated — even without a booster. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you're fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of the J&J.
Vaccination rates lag among Minnesota prison workers
As of this week, about 80 percent of people incarcerated in state prisons have been fully vaccinated. But the Department of Corrections has been less successful in convincing its own employees to get the vaccine. 
The bill for his COVID test in Texas was a whopping $54,000
A businessman from Dallas got a PCR test for the coronavirus at a suburban emergency room. The charge for his test was "egregious" but not illegal, say health care analysts. Here's what happened.
Are you pregnant? The CDC really wants you to get vaccinated against COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of COVID-19 in symptomatic, pregnant people have a higher risk of admission into intensive care and a 70 percent increased risk of death.
YouTube is banning all content that spreads vaccine misinformation
The platform says its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to cover "currently administered" vaccines that have been proven safe by the World Health Organization and other health officials.
Man killed by deputy's vehicle had history of mental illness
The man killed by a Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy in Mounds View, Minn., last week after allegedly shooting at officers had a history of mental illness and alcoholism. 
AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults
A new survey finds that vaccinated older adults are far more worried about COVID-19 than the unvaccinated are. And those vaccinated older adults are far likelier to take precautions despite the protection afforded by their shots.