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COVID outbreak forces 290 Albert Lea schools students to quarantine

Five days into the new school year, the Albert Lea Area Schools district is reinstating its mask mandate for grades six through 12 after 42 students tested positive for COVID-19, leading 290 to quarantine for exposure.
by Hannah Yang

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Same hospital and insurer, but the bill for his second jaw procedure was $24,000 more

Same hospital and insurer, but the bill for his second jaw procedure was $24,000 more

To realign the man's jaw and ease his chronic pain and high blood pressure, he would need two operations, the surgeon said. Both procedures went well, but the patient was shocked by the second bill.
by Phil Galewitz

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How a doctor talks to people who are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccines

How a doctor talks to people who are hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccines

Dr. Zeke McKinney has been fighting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in the community by talking to people face-to-face. He showed host Tom Crann how he approaches conversations with people who are vaccine hesitant.
by Tom Crann, Kyle Shiely and Alex Cheng

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The U.S. paid billions to get enough COVID vaccines last fall. What went wrong?

The U.S. paid billions to get enough COVID vaccines last fall. What went wrong?

Immediately after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's vaccine, the company delivered fewer doses than its government contract projected. Federal officials say they didn't know why.
by Sydney Lupkin

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Pentagon: U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP

Pentagon: U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP

Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
by The Associated Press

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J&J says a booster shot for its vaccine after 6 months may have big benefits

J&J says a booster shot for its vaccine after 6 months may have big benefits

Johnson & Johnson said that when it gave study participants a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID vaccine.
by Joe Hernandez

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Virus fears lead around 150 vendors to skip Minnesota State Fair

Virus fears lead around 150 vendors to skip Minnesota State Fair

Around 150 vendors will be missing when the Minnesota State Fair returns Thursday from a one-year layoff due to the pandemic. Many pulled out due to COVID-19 fears, staffing shortages and supply chain issues.
by The Associated Press

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