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White House: 70% of Americans 30 or older get COVID-19 shot

White House: 70% of Americans 30 or older get COVID-19 shot

More than 70 percent of Americans age 30 or older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House said, even as President Joe Biden is set to fall short of reaching his goal of giving a shot to the same percentage of all American adults by Independence Day.
by The Associated Press

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Delta variant of the coronavirus could dominate in U.S. within weeks

Delta variant of the coronavirus could dominate in U.S. within weeks

More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, delta is spreading so fast it could cause yet another U.S. surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
by Rob Stein

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June 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Active cases fall below 1K as pandemic retreats

June 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Active cases fall below 1K as pandemic retreats

Monday’s data offers more evidence that COVID-19 is in check in Minnesota. Known, active cases fell below 1,000 for the first time since the earliest weeks of the pandemic. Only 100 new cases were reported.
by MPR News Staff

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In health care, more money is being spent on patients' social needs. Is it working?

In health care, more money is being spent on patients' social needs. Is it working?

Eager to control costs and sickness, hospitals and insurers are trying to help patients access better food, housing and transportation. But so far there is little research showing these efforts work.
by Phil Galewitz

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Overdose deaths rose during the war on drugs, but efforts to reduce them face backlash

Overdose deaths rose during the war on drugs, but efforts to reduce them face backlash

Some policymakers are reluctant to allow public health measures to reduce the risks of overdose and disease among drug users. Said one harm-reduction advocate: “I guess we have to decide, as a community and as a society, is it OK to just let people who use drugs die? Is that really something we're comfortable with?"
by Brian Mann

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