COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Jan. 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: 18 new deaths, Minn. waits for restriction rollbacks
Minnesota reported 18 more deaths caused by COVID-19 Tuesday, along with 1,612 new cases ahead of an announcement from Gov. Tim Walz that he’ll loosen restrictions on bars and restaurants.
 For one family, pandemic has forced tough conversations — and lessons in unconditional love
The Hochstetler family is spread across four states, which has made it hard to stay close during the pandemic. Last year forced some uniquely 2020 conversations, laden with both tension and love, on the sprawling family.
FDA warns health officials not to mess with COVID-19 vaccine doses schedule
Agency officials said reducing the number of doses creates a potential for harm in patients because "they may assume that they are fully protected when they are not" and may "take unnecessary risks."
Faced with twin COVID diagnoses, in-home care provider and her centenarian client moved in together
When a personal care assistant and her 101-year-old client both came down with COVID-19, the two women faced a choice: Ride out the virus alone or survive it together.
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
A Wisconsin pharmacist told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people's DNA, court documents show. Health experts say there is no truth to claims that the vaccines can genetically modify humans.