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Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing

Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing

As more news about COVID-19 vaccine candidates becomes public, we spoke with a member of the FDA committee that reviews vaccines for release. We also spoke with an epidemiologist about how to understand the current guidance around testing and restrictions on gathering.  
by Catharine Richert and Marcheta Fornoff

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'He saw patients every day of the week': Remembering Albany's Dr. Richard Salk

For nearly fifty years, if you lived near Albany, Minnesota and needed a doctor, there’s a chance you went to see Dr. Richard Salk. He died of COVID-19 earlier this month, at the age of 95. Many of the people who cared for him in his final days were people he once served, as a small-town doctor.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage.
by The Associated Press

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Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens.
by The Associated Press

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Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com pick 'pandemic' as their 2020 word of the year

Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com pick 'pandemic' as their 2020 word of the year

On March 11, when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, lookups for pandemic spiked hugely. On Merriam-Weber, searches were 115,806 percent higher than lookups experienced on the same date last year. On Dictionary.com, searches on the site for the word spiked more than 13,500 percent that day.
by The Associated Press

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Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved

Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved

COVID-19 relief, a $1.4 trillion catchall spending package, and defense policy — and a final burst of judicial nominees — dominate a truncated two- or three-week session occurring as the coronavirus pandemic rockets out of control in President Donald Trump's final weeks in office.
by The Associated Press

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IRS says its own error sent $1,200 stimulus checks to non-Americans overseas

IRS says its own error sent $1,200 stimulus checks to non-Americans overseas

The IRS now says its own error caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks — and the mistake could happen again if more stimulus money goes out.
by Sacha Pfeiffer

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Nov. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz expects no-gather guidance for Christmas

Nov. 30 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz expects no-gather guidance for Christmas

Gov. Tim Walz said Monday he’ll likely call on Minnesotans not to travel or gather for Christmas, as he did for Thanksgiving. Authorities are bracing for a jump in cases, hospitalizations and deaths in coming weeks originating from Thanksgiving celebrations.
by MPR News Staff

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As hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find

As hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find

Last spring, nurses and doctors traveled to New York and other COVID-19 hot spots to help overwhelmed hospitals. But with the virus spreading everywhere, hospitals now have nowhere to turn for help.
by Blake Farmer and Carrie Feibel

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