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October 7, 2021 12:25 PM

COVID-19 in MN: ICU needs hit 2021 high; hospital staffs 'exhausted'

Hospital leaders speaking to reporters on Thursday painted a worrisome picture of the strain on care systems across Minnesota — short-staffed and struggling to meet the needs of a rising tide of COVID and other patients.

by MPR News Staff

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October 7, 2021 7:27 AM

Pfizer asks U.S. to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11

If regulators give the go-ahead, reduced-dose kids' shots could begin within a matter of weeks for the roughly 28 million U.S. children in that age group.

by The Associated Press

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October 7, 2021 4:55 AM

COVID deaths leave thousands of U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers

Roughly 175,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents, or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study. The majority of these children are racial and ethnic minorities.

by Rhitu Chatterjee and Carmel Wroth

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October 7, 2021 4:00 AM

Faced with losing their jobs, even the most hesitant are getting vaccinated

Workplaces with vaccine mandates are seeing vaccination rates of 90 percent or higher. A complex mix of factors, including job security, are driving most workers to get the shots.

by Andrea Hsu

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October 7, 2021 4:00 AM

Minnesota to expand COVID-19 testing options in schools

The state is making rapid at-home tests available to districts that request them. It’s also handing out grant money to districts that want to hire additional staff or need other help with the logistics of regular testing in schools.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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October 6, 2021 9:50 PM

A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law

Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and incest.

by Ryan Lucas

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October 6, 2021 6:45 PM

Minneapolis police PTSD claims push overall workers' comp claims to highest in a decade

Workers’ compensation spending in the city jumped to over $14 million in 2020, with Minneapolis police officers accounting for most of the claims, according to a staff presentation to a Minneapolis City Council committee on Wednesday.

by Jon Collins

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October 6, 2021 4:34 PM

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests

The investment is a response to an ongoing national shortage and follows a $2 billion investment in September to supply rapid tests to community health centers, food banks and schools.

by Joe Neel and Pien Huang

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October 6, 2021 4:09 PM

Minneapolis welcomes $500K in private funds for police early intervention system

Some Minneapolis City Council members took issue with how a $500,000 grant for a police early intervention system got in front of them. However, the gift from the Pohlad Family Foundation is on track for final approval by the council.

by Jon Collins

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October 6, 2021 3:33 PM

DFL lawmakers, unions push for end to pay stalemate

Democrats working on the “hero pay” commission say bonuses should go to a large pool of pandemic workers. Republicans want to limit the number of workers who are eligible so that each one gets a bigger bonus.

by Tim Pugmire

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