COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Minnesota hospitals say state's vaccine distribution is at 'untenable crossroads'
In a letter to the Minnesota Department of Health, a coalition of Minnesota’s hospitals say the state’s vaccine distribution system is inequitable, leaving some clinics and hospitals without doses to give to older, vulnerable patients.
COVID patient's case offers surprising clues to origins of coronavirus variants
Scientists are looking at a possible link between the coronavirus mutations in the U.K. and South Africa — and those in a patient in Boston who had living, growing virus in his body for five months.
Music venue owners, artists reflect on how the pandemic changed their industry
NPR's Audie Cornish checks in with music venue owners and artists to gauge how they're managing during the pandemic and what funding from the Save Our Stages Act would do for the live music industry.
Senate OKs fast-track of COVID aid, Harris casts tie-breaker
The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution that's a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support from Republicans. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
Some health workers say they're not refusing the vaccine, they just need some time
Low initial vaccine uptake among staffers in nursing homes has ignited debates about whether to penalize, persuade or simply pay them more to get the vaccine. But a little patience might work best.