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Mobile ‘strike team’ brings COVID vaccine to the most vulnerable

Mobile ‘strike team’ brings COVID vaccine to the most vulnerable

Because of their age and their close living arrangements, the nuns at St. Benedict’s Monastery are at high risk from the coronavirus. But traveling to a clinic or hospital to get a vaccination would be a challenge for many of them. So, the vaccine came to them.
by Kirsti Marohn

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DFLers debate mask law while GOP seeks to undo Walz's COVID-19 powers

DFLers debate mask law while GOP seeks to undo Walz's COVID-19 powers

Minnesota lawmakers are taking a close and mostly partisan look at the emergency orders DFL Gov. Tim Walz began issuing last year in response to COVID-19. 
by Tim Pugmire

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Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

House Democrats are muscling past Republicans on major portions of President Joe Biden’s pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in school relief and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. 
by The Associated Press

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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organization team has concluded, an expert said Tuesday as the group wrapped up a visit to explore the origins of the virus.
by The Associated Press

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Feb. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic picture improves, vaccination pace doesn't

Feb. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic picture improves, vaccination pace doesn't

Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers have settled into a good news, bad news groove. Tuesday’s data shows the disease trends continuing to brighten but the state still struggling to gain traction on the pace of vaccinations.
by MPR News Staff

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‌For‌ ‌those‌ ‌with‌ ‌underlying‌ ‌health‌ ‌conditions,‌ ‌getting‌ ‌a‌ ‌COVID vaccine‌ ‌remains‌ ‌elusive

‌For‌ ‌those‌ ‌with‌ ‌underlying‌ ‌health‌ ‌conditions,‌ ‌getting‌ ‌a‌ ‌COVID vaccine‌ ‌remains‌ ‌elusive

As Minnesota receives more shots and expands vaccine access, many people with underlying health conditions that may put them at higher risk of getting a severe case of COVID-19 are wondering when it will be their turn to get a shot.
by Catharine Richert

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Around the U.S., schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

Around the U.S., schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year.
by The Associated Press

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Washington hospitals find counterfeits in 3M mask supplies

Washington hospitals find counterfeits in 3M mask supplies

Dozens of Washington state hospitals learned N95 respirator masks believed to be purchased from 3M Company are counterfeits that were not manufactured by the company.
by The Associated Press

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