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In the fight against COVID, health care workers aren't immune to vaccine misinformation
As the delta variant continues to surge across the country, another challenge many health care leaders face is within their own staffs: the 27 percent of U.S. health care workers who had not been vaccinated against the disease as of July, according to a recent study.
How a summer of 'yes' is ending in a cloud of uncertainty for the economy
As COVID cases increase, signs of economic slowdown are everywhere after huge increases in vacation bookings, traveling and dining out earlier this year. Southwest Airlines, Airbnb and restaurants are starting to see a pullback.
With vaccines now mandated for workplaces, will a travel mandate be next?
Public health officials and infectious disease experts say requiring vaccination for domestic air and rail travel would help slow COVID-19's spread, but the travel industry opposes a vaccine mandate.
COVID-19 in MN: Active cases highest since late April
While the latest numbers are unsettling, the rate of tests coming back positive remains relatively stable — higher than the 5 percent officials find concerning but not leaping as it has in other COVID waves.
White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs
The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration's doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper's erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went viral.