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COVID-19 in MN: Death toll passes 8K as pandemic grinds into fall

COVID-19 in MN: Death toll passes 8K as pandemic grinds into fall

Minnesota continues to pass sad milestones in the pandemic. On Tuesday, officials reported the state’s death toll from COVID-19 had topped 8,000. The summer surge lingers and now looks frustratingly similar to the mid-April wave.
by MPR News Staff

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J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response

J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response

Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people receive a first dose. The study’s results haven’t yet been peer-reviewed.
by The Associated Press

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Biden declares world at 'inflection point' amid crises

Biden declares world at 'inflection point' amid crises

President Joe Biden used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to declare that the world stands and at an “inflection point in history” and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse.
by The Associated Press

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Q&A: America's new COVID-19 rules for international travel

Q&A: America's new COVID-19 rules for international travel

All adult foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. will be required to be fully vaccinated before boarding their flight. Fully vaccinated Americans will only need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of departure to the U.S. Those who are not fully vaccinated will see tougher testing and contact tracing protocols.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: COVID restrictions ‘about right;’ majority wants masks in schools

Poll: COVID restrictions ‘about right;’ majority wants masks in schools

Results of a new Minnesota poll from MPR News/Star Tribune/FRONTLINE/KARE 11 show fewer than a third of Minnesota voters think coronavirus restrictions have gone too far, and a majority supports requiring teachers and students to wear masks in schools. 
by Tim Pugmire

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COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

The U.S. population a century ago was just one-third of what it is today, meaning the flu cut a much bigger, more lethal swath through the country. But the COVID-19 crisis is by any measure a colossal tragedy in its own right.
by The Associated Press

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