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Omicron poses about half the risk of long COVID as delta, new research finds

Omicron poses about half the risk of long COVID as delta, new research finds

Some scientists estimate that cases of long COVID from omicron will still rise, however, because of high transmissibility and the misconception that people don't have to worry about catching it.
by Rob Stein

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Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines

Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines

Florida is the only state that hasn’t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government, and Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he won’t facilitate their distribution, though he said they’ll be available to those who want them.
by The Associated Press

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Some clinics halting abortions while bracing for Roe’s fall

Some clinics halting abortions while bracing for Roe’s fall

Abortion providers in some places where the procedure could be banned if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade are bracing for a ruling by halting scheduling for the procedure, transitioning staff to help patients travel to other states and creating networks of clinics that will span across regions of the country.
by The Associated Press

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Clinic helps pets and their human companions at Red Lake

Clinic helps pets and their human companions at Red Lake

A weeklong pet care clinic on the Red Lake Reservation led by six animal welfare groups provided veterinary services and supplies. It happened in a place where it’s often the animals who adopt several families, not the other way round.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

A committee of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6-months-old.
by Scott Hensley

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To tackle maternal health disparities, one MN insurer looks to doula care

To tackle maternal health disparities, one MN insurer looks to doula care

Minnesota is among a handful of states that cover doula care for people on Medicaid. Though researchers say doula services could help shrink health inequities for pregnant women of color and their babies, few women use the benefit. Standing in their way is a tangle of challenges.
by Catharine Richert

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Two Minnesota children contract measles after traveling outside U.S.

Two children in Hennepin County developed symptoms shortly after returning from another country where the disease is common, the state Health Department said. The preschool-aged kids were unvaccinated, and one was hospitalized due to complications.
by Michelle Wiley

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State takes control of southeast Minnesota nursing home

The Minnesota Department of Health said a “growing list of unpaid bills and inability to meet payroll threatened staffing levels, critical services and medications for residents" of Pine Haven Care Center in Pine Island.
by Dan Gunderson

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