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May 8, 2021 7:25 AM

Will my sense of smell ever return? Olfactory insights from COVID and beyond

COVID-19 has renewed interest in a key way humans perceive the world. A reporter who hasn't been able to tell the scent of a rose from a sweaty gym shoe for decades takes heart in the latest science.

by Joanne Silberner

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May 8, 2021 7:00 AM

May 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace continues to fall

Minnesota has inched above the milestone of 60 percent of state residents 16 and older with at least one COVID-19 shot, but the pace of vaccinations continues to plummet — now at its lowest level since late February.

by MPR News Staff

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May 7, 2021 5:28 PM

Pfizer seeks full FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

The agency's approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine — shown to be 95 percent effective — would go beyond the speedier and less rigorous emergency use authorization currently granted to the vaccine.

by Emma Bowman

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May 7, 2021 3:09 PM

Coronavirus FAQ: Am I legally — and ethically — bound to say if I got a COVID vaccine?

Let's say you are vaccinated. Do you have to tell everybody? Anybody? Is it legal (and ethical) not to share?

by Fran Kritz

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May 7, 2021 2:48 PM

CDC official who warned Americans coronavirus could cause 'severe' disruption resigns

Dr. Nancy Messonnier had served as the agency's top respiratory disease official since 2016. Then-President Donald Trump reportedly threatened to fire her after her comments in February 2020.

by Becky Sullivan

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May 7, 2021 2:29 PM

What we learned about mothers during a pandemic

Host Angela Davis talked with two mothers about what it’s been like over the past year for moms as many juggled work and taking care of children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom, Lindsay Guentzel and Alex Cheng

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May 7, 2021 2:27 PM

Is the variant from India most contagious coronavirus mutant on the planet?

An evolutionary biologist in Belgium found that the variant from the U.K. "had a transmission advantage." When Tom Wenseleers looks at early data on the variant in India, he has a feeling of deja vu.

by Michaeleen Doucleff

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May 7, 2021 11:41 AM

Vaccination against COVID 'does not mean immunity' for people with organ transplants

For most people, COVID-19 vaccines promise a return to something akin to normal life. But for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have a transplanted organ, it's a different story.

by Maria Godoy

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May 7, 2021 10:25 AM

As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift in MN, concern lingers over variants

Capacity limits and mask requirements start lifting Friday across Minnesota. It's a sign we're inching closer to a pre-pandemic normal, at least to some degree, but we're not yet out of the woods with COVID-19.

by Cathy Wurzer