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CDC report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

CDC report: Officials knew coronavirus test was flawed but released it anyway

An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.
by Dina Temple-Raston

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'The wave is coming up upon us': Critical care doctors already feeling effects of COVID surge

'The wave is coming up upon us': Critical care doctors already feeling effects of COVID surge

As COVID-19 cases surge around the state, Minnesota hospitals are nearly full. Doctors working on the front lines of the pandemic say it’s just a matter of time before the system is in crisis.
by Catharine Richert

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COVID-19 in MN: Record daily cases, deaths, tests; hospitalizations top 1K

COVID-19 in MN: Record daily cases, deaths, tests; hospitalizations top 1K

Friday’s numbers offered a startling confirmation of the repeated warnings from public health authorities over the past month that the disease was spreading rampantly. One key state health official implored Minnesotans: “You have got to make changes.”
by MPR News Staff

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First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers

First COVID-19 vaccine doses to go to health workers, say CDC advisers

A team of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths and viral spread fast.
by Pien Huang

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Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?

Clots, strokes and rashes. Is COVID-19 a disease of the blood vessels?

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.
by Will Stone

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U.S. sets coronavirus record with daily new cases pushing past 100,000

U.S. sets coronavirus record with daily new cases pushing past 100,000

In recent weeks, the virus has swept through the country's heartland, infecting tens of thousands in the Midwest alone, which has also seen record numbers of hospitalizations for COVID-19.
by Scott Neuman

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Nov. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 3rd straight day of record new cases; 25 deaths

Nov. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 3rd straight day of record new cases; 25 deaths

The newest numbers come a day after Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm called the state’s current COVID-19 surge “disheartening and alarming” as she braced Minnesotans for more bad days ahead.
by MPR News Staff

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From marijuana to mushrooms, voters want drug laws eased

From marijuana to mushrooms, voters want drug laws eased

Voters in 2020 pushed for drug reform. Several states approved marijuana for recreational and medicinal use. Oregon voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs.
by Dustin Jones

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