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Can Minnesota close gaps and lead in early childhood development?

Can Minnesota close gaps and lead in early childhood development?

As part of the annual conference for Little Moments Count — an initiative focused on early childhood development — advocates highlighted how racial disparities and COVID-19 are affecting families with young children and what Minnesota needs to do to close the gaps.
by Angela Davis

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State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

The United States confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in late January and is now approaching 300,000 deaths from the disease. In the intervening months, the response to the pandemic — from restrictions to testing access — has largely been left up to the states. What do current caseloads and hospitalizations across the country tell us about mitigation efforts?
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses

Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses

The Trump administration's coronavirus vaccine effort is coming under new scrutiny after failing to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of Pfizer's vaccine, which has shown to be highly effective against COVID-19. That decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until manufacturer Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

U.S. regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 — offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots.
by The Associated Press

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‘Route out’ of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses

‘Route out’ of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses

A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.
by The Associated Press

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Dec. 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths; 3K new cases

Dec. 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: 22 more deaths; 3K new cases

The newest numbers are part of a crucial week of COVID-19 news and decision-making. Gov. Tim Walz and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday rallied around a plan for vaccinations expected to start before Christmas.
by MPR News Staff

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Hardly any 1918 flu memorials exist. Will we remember COVID-19 differently?

Hardly any 1918 flu memorials exist. Will we remember COVID-19 differently?

Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab director Paul Farber.
by Zachary Small

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Penalties rare for ignoring COVID-19 precautions

Penalties rare for ignoring COVID-19 precautions

Even as Minnesota has become a national hot spot for coronavirus cases and deaths, many people are ignoring safety protocols ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. The safety measures allow for noncompliance penalties, but they appear to be rare. Health officials say education is a better approach than punishment to get people to follow COVID-19 safety measures.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Walz details COVID-19 vaccine plan; GOP leaders back it

Walz details COVID-19 vaccine plan; GOP leaders back it

Vaccinations for health workers and the state’s most vulnerable residents could begin before Christmas, and all residents who get vaccinated will get a card confirming it. “It is happening. It is ready,” Gov. Tim Walz said of the start of vaccinations.
by Catharine Richert

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