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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.

I came close to dying: Wall Street's most photographed man is ready for normalcy

I came close to dying: Wall Street's most photographed man is ready for normalcy

If 100 percent of a firm's traders are fully vaccinated, they can start sending more to the stock exchange floor. They can eat lunch in their booths again. Masks will be optional in some parts of the floor.
by David Gura

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May 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: Spring wave receding; vaccination pace crawling

May 10 update on COVID-19 in MN: Spring wave receding; vaccination pace crawling

Monday’s Health Department data showed active cases and hospitalizations ebbing — and zero newly reported deaths. Vaccinations, though, remain at a relative crawl even as state public health leaders plead with still-unvaccinated adults to get their shots.
by MPR News Staff

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To bridge the digital divide, Biden administration launches vaccine hotline

To bridge the digital divide, Biden administration launches vaccine hotline

The Biden administration has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination assistance hotline for people who would prefer to get information via phone. It's part of the administration's push to get 70 percent of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.
by Allison Aubrey

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India sees deadliest day of pandemic with COVID-19 deaths topping 4,000

India sees deadliest day of pandemic with COVID-19 deaths topping 4,000

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual COVID-19 toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to deadly shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.
by Amy Held

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May 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace continues to fall

May 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace continues to fall

Minnesota has inched above the milestone of 60 percent of state residents 16 and older with at least one COVID-19 shot, but the pace of vaccinations continues to plummet — now at its lowest level since late February.
by MPR News Staff

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Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

The agency's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — shown to be 95 percent effective — would go beyond the speedier and less rigorous emergency use authorization currently granted to the vaccine.
by Emma Bowman

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