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November 5, 2021 11:50 AM

COVID-19 in MN: Active case counts, positive test rate stuck at high levels

It’s hard to find much good news right now in Minnesota’s COVID-19 data. The newest numbers offer fresh evidence the disease remains dug in across the state.

by MPR News Staff

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November 5, 2021 11:33 AM

After a concussion, the brain may no longer make sense of sounds

A concussion can make it difficult to converse in a noisy room. Scientists say that's because the injury has impaired the brain's ability to process sounds.

by Jon Hamilton

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November 5, 2021 10:47 AM

Explainer: What vaccine mandate means for firms and workers

The sweeping Biden administration's new COVID-19 mandate will apply to 84 million workers at mid-size and large companies.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2021 10:27 AM

Comic: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.

by Anya Kamenetz and LA Johnson

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November 5, 2021 9:34 AM

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

by Jaclyn Diaz

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November 5, 2021 8:48 AM

Long-term care industry, facing staffing shortages, on edge over vaccine mandate

President Joe Biden’s administration announced this week that all nursing home employees must get the COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 4. Some Minnesota long-term care leaders say they are worried the requirement could cause more staff to quit at a time when there are 23,000 open jobs in the industry.

by Peter Cox

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November 5, 2021 8:40 AM

There's more demand for boosters than first shots of the COVID vaccine

Some experts worry "boostermania" is distracting from the goal of getting tens of millions of unvaccinated Americans their first shots.

by Rob Stein

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November 5, 2021 6:56 AM

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

The company announced Friday it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international regulators to authorize its pill, which is taken twice a day for five days.

by The Associated Press

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November 4, 2021 5:45 PM

Vaccine clinics for younger children expand in Minnesota

At one clinic in the gymnasium of Brooklyn Center Elementary, Gov. Tim Walz said there were more than 11,000 sites in the state where children ages 5 to 11 would be able to get the Pfizer vaccine, recently given emergency approval for use in the age group.

by Elizabeth Shockman and Tim Nelson

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November 4, 2021 4:45 PM

Dr. Nathan Chomilo on the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for young kids

Kids are in doctor’s offices and clinics all over the state getting their first COVID-19 vaccines. Host Cathy Wurzer talked with Dr. Nathan Chomilo about the rollout.

by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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