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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December

Dec. 12 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths delivering a grim December

Minnesota health officials reported 67 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, pushing the December death toll to 766. It’s now killing Minnesotans at a rate far higher than any recent flu season; about one-third of all recent deaths in Minnesota are tied to COVID-19.
by MPR News Staff

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U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic

U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic

The FDA called the vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech safe and strongly protective. But initial doses are scarce and rationed, with health workers and nursing home residents first in line. Enough for the general population isn't expected until spring.
by The Associated Press

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Wisconsin hospital leader on getting ready for vaccinations

Wisconsin hospital leader on getting ready for vaccinations

Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.
by James Doubek and Ari Shapiro

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Limited COVID-19 vaccine supply raises bioethics, equity questions

Limited COVID-19 vaccine supply raises bioethics, equity questions

The number of people who want a COVID-19 vaccine far outweighs the number of doses currently available. MPR host Kerri Miller asked a vaccine researcher and a bioethicist about the best practices and challenges of distributing vaccines in a global pandemic.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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FDA adviser: Vaccine to be OK'd in days, but 'normal' may not return until next fall

FDA adviser: Vaccine to be OK'd in days, but 'normal' may not return until next fall

The Food and Drug Administration's authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine could come in a day or two, a member of an FDA expert panel says. But he says it may be late 2021 before normalcy returns.
by Noel King

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State begins issuing payments to unemployed teens

State begins issuing payments to unemployed teens

Minnesota has begun making payments to unemployed high school student workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19 after a court sided with the teens.
by Tim Pugmire

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College students weigh the risks of holiday travel

College students weigh the risks of holiday travel

For many college students this year, the decision to go home for the holidays is not an easy one. Three college students recently reflected on their 2020 Thanksgiving experience and what their plans are for winter break.
by Darian Leddy

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