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Complete coverage of the avian influenza outbreak in Minnesota and across the country, from MPR News

RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?

RFK Jr. canceled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of axing the meeting.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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OK to restart backyard bird feeding as avian flu risk ebbs, U experts say

OK to restart backyard bird feeding as avian flu risk ebbs, U experts say

With bird flu cases among wild populations continuing to decline, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center says the risk is low enough to put backyard feeders back up. In early April the center urged Minnesotans to take down their feeders to stem bird flu’s spread.
by Tim Nelson

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U expert: Stop backyard bird feeding while avian flu spreads

U expert: Stop backyard bird feeding while avian flu spreads

Minnesotans should hold off feeding their backyard birds for awhile and should also take steps to sanitize their feeders to help protect birds as avian flu circulates across the state, the head of the University of Minnesota Raptor Center tells MPR News.
by Lorna Benson

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