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HCMC staff have been fired for HIPAA violations after viewing George Floyd's protected medical records without authorization, KARE 11 has learned.
"There were multiple breaches by multiple people," Floyd family attorney Antonio Romanucci told KARE 11.
This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday September 10, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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The race to the White House took a turn in Minnesota as surrogates dropped in to Minnesota today. With just eight weeks left, both Democrats and Republicans think the state is in reach. This is an evening news update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music is by Gary Meister.
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Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a report of a patient with a serious side effect is linked to the shot.
This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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It's a first day of school like no other in Minnesota, as the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes learning yet again for the traditional kickoff of the school year. This is an MPR News evening update for Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music is by Gary Meister.
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Thousands of other teachers and students across Minnesota will find similar changes and new norms when they return to school buildings Tuesday for the first time since the spring, when the state suspended in-person learning as the pandemic took off. It promises to be a first day of school like no other.
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Minnesota Infectious Disease director Kris Ehresmann says simple backyard gatherings and weddings are accounting for much of a steep climb in cases. This is the Minnesota Today afternoon update for Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Hosted by Nina Moini. Our music is by Gary Meister.
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Gov. Tim Walz says he doesn’t want to impose new curbs on daily life in Minnesota. But as COVID-19 cases climb, he’s warning the state sits at a “tipping point” in the pandemic and that people must change their behavior or risk a return to more restrictions.
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Gov. Tim Walz and health officials warned that people need to do more to contain the spread of the coronavirus, especially ahead of the Labor Day holiday and the reopening of more schools to in person classes. This is an MPR News evening update for Thurs., Sept. 3, 2020. Hosted by Myah Christenson. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
State public health leaders worried for weeks about Minnesotans carrying COVID-19 back with them from the massive Aug. 7-16 motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. It didn’t take long for cases to start rolling in.
The toll so far? Fifty direct infections, evidence of secondary spread — and one death, the first in the nation linked directly to Sturgis and the coronavirus.
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HealthPartners is about to start a Minnesota trial of a leading COVID vaccine. They’re looking for 15 hundred volunteers for a test run by drug maker AstraZeneca. This is an MPR News evening update for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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