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Looking back: One year of COVID-19 in Minnesota

Looking back: One year of COVID-19 in Minnesota

It’s been a year since the pandemic upended our lives. What has changed about our understanding of the virus, and how we cope with it day to day? Host Angela Davis looks back with the help of a journalist and an infectious disease doctor.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Latino small businesses stay resilient through a ‘pandemic year’

Latino small businesses stay resilient through a ‘pandemic year’

Small businesses have never had it easy and over the past year, things got a lot harder — especially for the Latino business community. Now, one year into pandemic-related restrictions, some resilient small businesses are starting to look to the future.
by Kathryn Styer Martinez

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How the White House got 2 pharma rivals to work together on a COVID-19 vaccine

How the White House got 2 pharma rivals to work together on a COVID-19 vaccine

A 15-minute call with Johnson & Johnson executives on a Sunday afternoon stretched into a 75-minute turning point. "We have to take bold action and overwhelm this," a senior official said.
by Tamara Keith

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March 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccinations quicken; Walz upbeat about State Fair

March 3 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccinations quicken; Walz upbeat about State Fair

Activities set for “June and beyond, those look pretty promising,” an upbeat Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Wednesday. His remarks came hours after state data shows the vaccination trend line at a new high, while active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations hold fairly steady.
by MPR News Staff

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Drug overdose deaths surge among Black Americans during pandemic

Drug overdose deaths surge among Black Americans during pandemic

Black Americans with addiction face "pervasive and continuing systemic racism" and often struggle to gain access to treatments that prevent fatal overdoses.
by Brian Mann

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Worried about coronavirus variants? Here's what you need to know

Worried about coronavirus variants? Here's what you need to know

Scientists are spotting new coronavirus variants almost on a daily basis. So far public health experts are still most worried about three important ones.
by Rob Stein

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New center to reframe how we research health disparities

New center to reframe how we research health disparities

A new grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will support antiracism research in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
by Tom Crann

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