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Police in Minnesota cities issue alert about spike in drug overdoses

Police in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville issued an alert Saturday about a "sharp spike in overdoses and related deaths." It followed a warning from Rochester police on Friday, about recent fatal drug overdoses in that city.
by MPR News Staff

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StoryCorps: Remembering an older brother lost to COVID-19

StoryCorps: Remembering an older brother lost to COVID-19

In April, Mauricio Valdivia of Chicago died from complications related to COVID-19 at age 52. For StoryCorps, his two younger siblings, Jorge and Jessica, trade memories of their generous and fun-loving brother.
by Janmaris Perez

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Is it ever OK to jump ahead in the vaccine line?

Is it ever OK to jump ahead in the vaccine line?

With vaccine still scarce, and eligibility differing from place to place, some people have easier access to "extra" doses than others. Careful, ethicists warn. Going out of turn is a slippery slope.
by Pien Huang

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Feb. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace lagging behind previous week

Feb. 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace lagging behind previous week

After an early-week stumble, Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination counts have increased for four consecutive days, topping 36,000 in Saturday’s report. But the numbers still aren’t matching levels from last week.
by MPR News Staff

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Analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

Analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

The executions at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, completed in short windows over a few weeks, likely acted as a superspreader event. That's according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.
by The Associated Press

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What do we know about COVID-19 variants?

What do we know about COVID-19 variants?

Minnesota has confirmed cases of both the U.K. and Brazilian COVID-19 variants. Two health experts share what we know about the new variants and how we can limit their growth.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Minnesota hospitals say state's vaccine distribution is at 'untenable crossroads'

Minnesota hospitals say state's vaccine distribution is at 'untenable crossroads'

In a letter to the Minnesota Department of Health, a coalition of Minnesota’s hospitals say the state’s vaccine distribution system is inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses to give to older, vulnerable patients.
by Catharine Richert

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COVID patient's case offers surprising clues to origins of coronavirus variants

COVID patient's case offers surprising clues to origins of coronavirus variants

Scientists are looking at a possible link between the coronavirus mutations in the U.K. and South Africa — and those in a patient in Boston who had living, growing virus in his body for five months.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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