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The pandemic isn’t over
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 is now a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” Here’s what the fast-spreading delta variant means for the unvaccinated and the vaccinated alike.
Contraception is free to women, except when it's not
The Affordable Care Act requires most insurers to cover a comprehensive list of Food and Drug Administration-approved birth control methods at no cost. But insurers often make it hard for women to get the products they want.
Weight of thousands of Minnesota COVID deaths falls on those examining every one
Every day, a small team of Minnesota Department of Health employees have been the first to see the bleakest consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic — the death certificates of people old and young, from around the state and of every race who have succumbed to the virus.
Lax oversight, no-bid contracts and mysterious pricing: Inside the black box of COVID testing
More than a year into the pandemic, many details about COVID testing remain unclear to the public, including how much the tests will cost taxpayers and how effective they really are. Nowhere is that more evident than in Minnesota.
Hennepin County 'doubles down' on vaccine incentive program
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved an additional $250,000 to promote vaccine shots, on top of the original $100,000 that was allocated earlier from federal recovery funds.
The life cycle of a COVID-19 vaccine lie
Where do myths about coronavirus vaccines come from and why do they spread? NPR takes a look at how rumors about vaccines and fertility reached the public earlier this year.
Air quality alert expanded across Minnesota over Canadian wildfire smoke
State pollution control officials have extended the alerts through Thursday morning, and increased the range from as far north as Roseau down to the Twin Cities region, as well as Rochester and Mankato.