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Still disinfecting surfaces? It might not be worth it

Still disinfecting surfaces? It might not be worth it

Early in the pandemic, people were advised to disinfect everything they touched. But now that scientists understand more about how COVID-19 spreads, all that scrubbing down may have been overkill.
by Patti Neighmond

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Fauci: U.S. taking 'intensive' look at variant of coronavirus

Fauci: U.S. taking 'intensive' look at variant of coronavirus

U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be taken “very seriously,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
by The Associated Press

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Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a 'last resort' in communities besieged by COVID-19

Do-it-yourself contact tracing is a 'last resort' in communities besieged by COVID-19

The coronavirus is spreading so fast that cases are outpacing the contact-tracing capacities of some local health departments around the U.S. Some have asked people who test positive to do their own contact tracing.
by Brett Dahlberg

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Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Dec. 27 update on COVID in MN: Test positivity rate over past week drops below 5 percent

Sunday’s update from state health officials included two days’ worth of data — but the numbers weren’t much different than recent single-day reports. The average test positivity rate in Minnesota over the past week has dropped below 5 percent.
by MPR News Staff

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From polio to the COVID vaccine, Dr. Peter Salk sees great progress

From polio to the COVID vaccine, Dr. Peter Salk sees great progress

In the 1950s, at age 9, Peter Salk was one of the first to get the polio vaccine invented by his father. Salk, now 76, says he's hugely impressed by the rapid development of the COVID vaccine.
by Greg Myre

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'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign

Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care crisis in a century.
by The Associated Press

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Canada reports its first cases of new coronavirus variant

Canada reports its first cases of new coronavirus variant

Officials in Ontario have confirmed the first known Canadian cases of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in the United Kingdom.
by The Associated Press

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How worried should we be about the new U.K. coronavirus variant?

How worried should we be about the new U.K. coronavirus variant?

Mathematical modeling suggests that the mutations in this variant make the virus more transmissible. What does that mean for preventive measures — and the new vaccines?
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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Dec. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases, positivity rate decrease slowly as deadly month continues

Dec. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: New cases, positivity rate decrease slowly as deadly month continues

The average number of new COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions each day has been trending downward in Minnesota this month. The rolling seven-day average number of COVID deaths is slowly ebbing, too, but remains startlingly high: Nearly 55 a day.
by MPR News Staff

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