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India sees deadliest day of pandemic with COVID-19 deaths topping 4,000

India sees deadliest day of pandemic with COVID-19 deaths topping 4,000

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual COVID-19 toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to deadly shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.
by Amy Held

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May 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace continues to fall

May 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace continues to fall

Minnesota has inched above the milestone of 60 percent of state residents 16 and older with at least one COVID-19 shot, but the pace of vaccinations continues to plummet — now at its lowest level since late February.
by MPR News Staff

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Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

The agency's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — shown to be 95 percent effective — would go beyond the speedier and less rigorous emergency use authorization currently granted to the vaccine.
by Emma Bowman

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Is the variant from India most contagious coronavirus mutant on the planet?

Is the variant from India most contagious coronavirus mutant on the planet?

An evolutionary biologist in Belgium found that the variant from the U.K. "had a transmission advantage." When Tom Wenseleers looks at early data on the variant in India, he has a feeling of deja vu.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift in MN, concern lingers over variants

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift in MN, concern lingers over variants

Capacity limits and mask requirements start lifting Friday across Minnesota. It's a sign we're inching closer to a pre-pandemic normal, at least to some degree, but we're not yet out of the woods with COVID-19.
by Cathy Wurzer

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