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Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a big deal if I skip or delay 2nd dose of my COVID vaccine?

Coronavirus FAQ: Is it a big deal if I skip or delay 2nd dose of my COVID vaccine?

Some folks are taking their first vaccine dose in a two-dose regimen, then deciding to skip the second one altogether. Or maybe to delay it longer than suggested. Is this a bad idea?
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

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Need a COVID-19 vaccine? Biden admin launches text line and other search tools

Need a COVID-19 vaccine? Biden admin launches text line and other search tools

The Biden administration announced a website and text line to help people find COVID-19 vaccines near where they live. It's a new and improved version of VaccineFinder, which launched in February.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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MN rental assistance program to soon begin payouts

MN rental assistance program to soon begin payouts

State officials are highlighting a new rental assistance program that uses federal money to help people behind on their rent due to the pandemic. Some landlords say it’s taking too long to get the program running.
by Tim Pugmire

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U.S. officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

U.S. officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

 U.S. health officials have concluded that it was anxiety — and not a problem with the coronavirus vaccine — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people earlier this month. Experts say the clusters are an example of a phenomenon that’s been chronicled for decades from variety of different vaccines.

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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Trends solid; Walz eyes 'close to normal' State Fair

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Trends solid; Walz eyes 'close to normal' State Fair

Minnesota’s COVID-19 report on this last day of April looks much better than just a few weeks ago, but officials continue to urge residents to stay vigilant against spreading the disease.
by MPR News Staff

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'Reasonable risk': As parents await a vaccine for kids, one family takes part in vaccine research

'Reasonable risk': As parents await a vaccine for kids, one family takes part in vaccine research

Only one vaccine has been authorized for kids as young as 16, a group that’s behind much of Minnesota’s COVID-19 spread. But instead of waiting for a vaccine, one Twin Cities family jumped on an early opportunity to participate in vaccine research.
by Catharine Richert

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Pediatricians weigh in on what's safe and not safe for unvaccinated children

Pediatricians weigh in on what's safe and not safe for unvaccinated children

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with pediatricians Dr. Nia Heard-Garris of Northwestern University and Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas secretary of health, about what's safe and not safe to do with unvaccinated children.
by Audie Cornish

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Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drive

Free beer and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves. 
by The Associated Press

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