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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

Millions of people are missing from CDC COVID data as states fail to report cases

Millions of people are missing from CDC COVID data as states fail to report cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 data set is supposed to help track the pandemic, but a new NPR analysis has found the majority of fields are blank and millions of cases across the country are missing altogether.
by Austin Fast

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Joy, concern for students with ADHD as in-person learning returns

Joy, concern for students with ADHD as in-person learning returns

As schools go back to in-person learning, students with ADHD are hoping to return to some semblance of routine. Host Tom Crann spoke with an expert on children with ADHD about the challenges they’ve faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Tom Crann, Lindsay Guentzel and Alex Cheng

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Vaccination rates rose in August as COVID cases surged due to the delta variant

Vaccination rates rose in August as COVID cases surged due to the delta variant

About 14 million U.S. residents got their first dose of a COVID-19 shot in August, which is about 4 million more than in July. Officials credit vaccine mandates by governments, schools and businesses.
by Joe Neel

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Northland hospitals feel the stress as latest COVID wave climbs

Northland hospitals feel the stress as latest COVID wave climbs

Hospital systems serving swaths of northeastern and northwestern Minnesota are struggling with the newest surge of cases and hospitalizations amid a shortage of health care staff and rising numbers of non-COVID patients.
by Dan Kraker and Dan Gunderson

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How to keep kids in school safe from COVID-19

How to keep kids in school safe from COVID-19

Children’s hospitals are sounding the alarm over the growing impact of COVID-19 on pediatric healthcare. Dr. Marc Gorelick of Children’s Minnesota told host Cathy Wurzer that schools need to adopt masking, social distancing and vaccination policies to keep kids safe.
by Cathy Wurzer, Lindsay Guentzel and Alex Cheng

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Walz: No special session if Malcolm’s job is at risk

Walz: No special session if Malcolm’s job is at risk

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he would not put Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm in the position of facing a vote by the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate to fire her. A special session was in the works next month on bonus pay for pandemic essential workers.
by Tim Nelson

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Immunity to COVID-19 could last longer than you'd think

Immunity to COVID-19 could last longer than you'd think

New studies look at how the mRNA vaccines affect the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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Is your child anxious about going to school during a pandemic? Here’s how to talk about it

Is your child anxious about going to school during a pandemic? Here’s how to talk about it

As the school year begins, many kids will be returning to in-person learning for the first time in months. Here’s how a children’s mental health expert suggests talking to your child if they’re anxious about going to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Steven John, Kyle Shiely, Aron Woldeslassie and Alex Cheng

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Malcolm next? GOP senators threaten another commissioner’s job

Malcolm next? GOP senators threaten another commissioner’s job

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are taking aim at another commissioner in the Cabinet of DFL Gov. Tim Walz: Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm. They’ve linked it to what they refer to as medical freedom. 
by Tim Pugmire and Tim Nelson

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