COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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June 8, 2021 5:00 AM

June 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, ICU needs, active cases fall

Tuesday’s data offers more evidence of a pandemic receding quickly. Known, active cases remain below 2,000 and at their lowest point since April 2020. Hospitalizations and ICU needs are less than half of what they were a month ago.

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June 7, 2021 6:52 AM

A lifeline for the unemployed is about to end in half of U.S. Here's what's at stake

Republican governors are moving to end $300-a-week pandemic payments for the unemployed in a controversial effort to push people back to work. Four states are set to end them this week.

by Scott Horsley

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June 7, 2021 5:00 AM

June 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Active cases fall below 2K; vaccinations crawl

Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 numbers reaffirm that the pandemic is receding quickly. Known, active cases dropped below 2,000 for the first time since April 2020. Vaccinations are tripping along.

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June 6, 2021 5:02 AM

New type of COVID vaccine could debut soon

Instead of putting genetic instructions into people whose cells then make a viral protein, the vaccines from Novavax, Medicago and Sanofi carry a spike protein payload.

by Joe Palca

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June 6, 2021 5:00 AM

June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Continued record lows in most disease metrics

COVID-19 cases in Minnesota are still dropping, with some hints that the pace of improvement may be slowing. Overall, though, the disease metrics are looking good in the first weekend of June.

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June 5, 2021 5:00 AM

June 5 COVID-19 update in MN: Pandemic pulling back; vaccinations stumbling ahead

The number of newly reported cases ticked up to 302 Saturday from 257 the day before. The waning vaccination pace remains a worry, but overall state data shows the pandemic receding.

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June 4, 2021 2:16 PM

Not Zoom weary? Older Minnesotans build on new tech savvy

Many people used various forms of video chatting through the pandemic to stay in touch with family. Just because they now can see loved ones in person doesn’t mean they’re able to do that all the time. So they’re now connecting in new ways with relatives and friends than before.

by Peter Cox

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June 4, 2021 5:00 AM

Want to mix 2 different COVID-19 vaccines? Canada is fine with that

As of late May, 50.6 percent of Canada's population had received at least one vaccination shot — but only 4.6 percent of the population was fully vaccinated.

by Bill Chappell

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June 4, 2021 5:00 AM

June 4 COVID-19 update in MN: Cases receding; vaccination pace languishing

While the waning vaccination pace remains a worry, overall state data continues to paint a picture of a retreating pandemic. The COVID-19 virus is less prevalent in Minnesota than at any time since the pandemic’s first month or so.

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June 4, 2021 2:05 AM

U.S. sending 1 million coronavirus vaccines to Mexico border cities, resort spots

Mexico has reported more than 2.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases with more than 228,000 deaths, as of Thursday. Targeting the shots toward tourist areas is a bid to boost the country's economy.

by Jaclyn Diaz

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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

June 8 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, ICU needs, active cases fall

A lifeline for the unemployed is about to end in half of U.S. Here's what's at stake

June 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Active cases fall below 2K; vaccinations crawl

New type of COVID vaccine could debut soon

June 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: Continued record lows in most disease metrics

June 5 COVID-19 update in MN: Pandemic pulling back; vaccinations stumbling ahead

Not Zoom weary? Older Minnesotans build on new tech savvy

Want to mix 2 different COVID-19 vaccines? Canada is fine with that

June 4 COVID-19 update in MN: Cases receding; vaccination pace languishing

U.S. sending 1 million coronavirus vaccines to Mexico border cities, resort spots

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