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January 3, 2022 10:35 AM

Walz on pandemic, policy priorities as new year begins

Gov. Tim Walz spent the Christmas holiday isolating after he and other members of his family tested positive for COVID-19. Walz spoke to MPR News about his recovery, the latest in the state’s pandemic response and his policy priorities heading into this election year.

by Cathy Wurzer

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January 3, 2022 9:15 AM

FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12.

by The Associated Press

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January 3, 2022 5:29 AM

How will the pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won't be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that's not going away.

by The Associated Press

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January 3, 2022 4:00 AM

Why your local library might be hiring a social worker

Libraries in some cities are investing in staff who can help patrons with complex issues like housing insecurity, finding mental health and more.

by Darian Benson

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January 3, 2022 4:00 AM

Minnesota schools reopen, brace for COVID-19 surge

As students return to classrooms on Monday, school leaders across Minnesota are readying themselves for what may be a spike in virus spread.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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January 2, 2022 3:35 PM

CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says

The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation.

by Joe Hernandez

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January 2, 2022 7:20 AM

A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and day care

Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly those with kids under 5 who can't yet get a COVID vaccine. Dr. Ibukun Kalu, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Duke University, answers some of their questions.

by Jonaki Mehta, Mary Louise Kelly and Christopher Intagliata

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January 1, 2022 1:14 PM

New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers

The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring for more than a week. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reported more than 60 canceled flights as of mid-afternoon Saturday.

by The Associated Press

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December 31, 2021 10:18 AM

Omicron is spreading at lightning speed. Scientists are trying to figure out why

The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible? And what does it mean for preventing spread?

by Will Stone

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December 31, 2021 10:10 AM

First sickle cell patient treated with CRISPR gene-editing still thriving

A young Mississippi woman is thriving two years after getting treated for sickle cell disease with the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR.

by Rob Stein

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