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COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID-19 infections and quarantines are pulling health professionals off the front lines, exacerbating staffing woes that existed in large, rural states well before the pandemic.

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Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest

The Upper Midwest is bearing much of the brunt of new infections surging across the U.S. That includes Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump is fighting to catch Joe Biden in a state Trump narrowly won in 2016. Also seeing a surge is Iowa, where Trump is now in a toss-up race with Biden after carrying the state by 9.4 percentage points four years ago.
by The Associated Press

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From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

From COVID to QAnon, church makes disinformation training a question of faith

What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? A Minneapolis church has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.
by Catharine Richert

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Oct. 27 update on COVID-19 in MN: Double-digit deaths, record hospitalizations

Oct. 27 update on COVID-19 in MN: Double-digit deaths, record hospitalizations

COVID-19’s toll in Minnesota continued its grim ascent Tuesday with the Health Department reporting 15 more deaths, nearly 2,200 more cases and a record number of hospitalizations. The latest report shows positive test rates suddenly skyrocketing.
by MPR News Staff

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Are we entering the darkest weeks of the pandemic?

Are we entering the darkest weeks of the pandemic?

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm and Dr. Paul Offit took listener questions on why COVID-19 may surge this winter and how we can still slow its spread. Plus, a vaccine update.
by Kerri Miller

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This holiday season, spread cheer, not COVID-19

This holiday season, spread cheer, not COVID-19

Host Angela Davis is joined by two experts to talk about do’s and don’ts of holiday gatherings during the pandemic, safer ways to celebrate and how to set boundaries with family members.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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Oct. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz calls for 'goal-line stand' on virus amid surge

Oct. 26 update on COVID-19 in MN: Walz calls for 'goal-line stand' on virus amid surge

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers continue to move swiftly in the wrong direction, Gov. Tim Walz on Monday implored Minnesotans to do more to stem the disease’s rampant spread while his top health officials urged people to rethink plans for large holiday gatherings.
by MPR News Staff

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