COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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November 30, 2020 11:12 PM

Dr. Scott Atlas, special coronavirus adviser to Trump, resigns

Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity."

by Vanessa Romo

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November 30, 2020 6:23 PM

A COVID-19 vaccine has come quick, but expert says that's no reason to fear it

Heidi Larson, the director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, has traveled the world studying vaccine misinformation. Simply put, she says, a bad vaccine is "not in anyone's interest."

by Christianna Silva

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November 30, 2020 4:56 PM

So you traveled over Thanksgiving. Now what?

Experts suggest being extra careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus.

by Laurel Wamsley

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November 30, 2020 4:20 PM

More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.

by Chris Arnold

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November 30, 2020 1:32 PM

Most MN students buckle up for another stretch of distance learning

With COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations on the rise, nearly 60 percent of Minnesota K-12 students are currently in distance learning — more than double the rate from early October. The switch is again heaping pressures on students, families and educators.

by Elizabeth Shockman and David H. Montgomery

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November 30, 2020 10:39 AM

Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing

As more news about COVID-19 vaccine candidates becomes public, we spoke with a member of the FDA committee that reviews vaccines for release. We also spoke with an epidemiologist about how to understand the current guidance around testing and restrictions on gathering.

by Catharine Richert and Marcheta Fornoff

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November 30, 2020 10:19 AM

'He saw patients every day of the week': Remembering Albany's Dr. Richard Salk

For nearly fifty years, if you lived near Albany, Minnesota and needed a doctor, there’s a chance you went to see Dr. Richard Salk. He died of COVID-19 earlier this month, at the age of 95. Many of the people who cared for him in his final days were people he once served, as a small-town doctor.

by Cathy Wurzer

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November 30, 2020 6:39 AM

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage.

by The Associated Press

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November 30, 2020 6:04 AM

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shots

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens.

by The Associated Press

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November 30, 2020 5:58 AM

Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com pick 'pandemic' as their 2020 word of the year

On March 11, when the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, lookups for pandemic spiked hugely. On Merriam-Weber, searches were 115,806 percent higher than lookups experienced on the same date last year. On Dictionary.com, searches on the site for the word spiked more than 13,500 percent that day.

by The Associated Press

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