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Some Minnesota health workers sue over vaccine mandate
A new federal lawsuit aims to halt vaccine requirements within Minnesota hospitals and clinics that could push unvaccinated workers out of their jobs. The Minnesota case is similar to lawsuits cropping up nationwide.
School nurses, staff worry about burnout
Most Minnesota schools are into their third full week of classes, but already some staff members are worried about how much longer they’ll be able to continue running short-staffed.
Pandemic pay panel inches toward agreement
Weeks behind schedule, a panel is moving slowly toward agreement on which Minnesota essential workers should be rewarded for duty during the pandemic. The deal isn't done and the package is tangled up in other COVID-19 politics. But those involved in talks hope checks can go out before the year ends. 
The DEA is warning of a rise in overdose deaths from fake drugs laced with fentanyl
In its first public safety alert in six years, the Drug Enforcement Administration says many counterfeit prescription drugs sold online contain a potentially lethal dose of the opioid.
The state of Minnesota is on the verge of selling off a refrigerated warehouse that it bought in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in case it was needed as backup morgue.
Biden gets COVID booster shot and calls on eligible Americans to do the same
President Joe Biden publicly received a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after public health authorities last week cleared a booster shot for high-risk Americans.
New York may use the National Guard to replace unvaccinated health care workers
New York state officials are bracing for possible staffing shortages when the state's health care worker COVID-19 vaccination mandate takes effect Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard as one way to help address them.