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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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Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers

Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers

A reprieve from a devastating surge of the coronavirus across the Upper Midwest has given cautious relief to health officials, though they worry that infections remain rampant and holiday gatherings could reignite the worst outbreaks of the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. now requires all U.K. travelers to have a negative coronavirus test

U.S. now requires all U.K. travelers to have a negative coronavirus test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.
by Jaclyn Diaz

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At the Vatican, a Christmas Eve Mass shaped by the pandemic

At the Vatican, a Christmas Eve Mass shaped by the pandemic

Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew.
by Laurel Wamsley

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