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Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Music therapy brings solace to COVID-19 patients and healers

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal — this instrument that the brain connects with," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
by Elizabeth Blair

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Bemidji pharmacy's first day of COVID vaccinations offers glimpse of hope — and a step toward normalcy

Bemidji pharmacy's first day of COVID vaccinations offers glimpse of hope — and a step toward normalcy

Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout has hit another milestone: People are now getting vaccinated at their local retail pharmacies. And with appointments opening up at some Thrifty White, Walmart and Walgreens pharmacies, it’s one step closer to normalcy.
by John Enger

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Feb. 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace trends upward

Feb. 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace trends upward

The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Minnesota has been trending upward in recent days — with Saturday’s update showing more than 43,000 shots administered. That's the third-highest single-day total on record in Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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Can frozen food spread the coronavirus?

Can frozen food spread the coronavirus?

At a news conference this week, the World Health Organization made a surprising statement: The coronavirus could possibly transmit on frozen packages of food.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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CDC offers clearest guidance yet for reopening schools

CDC offers clearest guidance yet for reopening schools

The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language, including a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones, based on the level of community transmission.
by Cory Turner, Anya Kamenetz and Tamara Keith

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Water, electric utilities watch unpaid bills pile up during the pandemic

Water, electric utilities watch unpaid bills pile up during the pandemic

As subzero temperatures persist across Minnesota, utilities are watching unpaid heating bills pile up. Because of the pandemic’s impact on personal finances, most utilities have not disconnected customers for about a year despite unpaid bills. Moorhead officials have a plan to start collecting the mounting customer debt.
by Dan Gunderson

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