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COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among U.S. senior citizens

COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged 80 percent since the start of the year, dramatic proof the vaccination campaign is working. Now the trick is to get more of the nation's younger people to roll up their sleeves.
by The Associated Press

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Would dispatching social workers instead of cops save lives?

Would dispatching social workers instead of cops save lives?

Since 2015, more than 1,400 people with mental illness have been killed by police — nearly a quarter of all fatal police shootings. That’s led some cities to dispatch mental health professionals to respond to some 911 calls instead of police. Does this new approach reduce the violence? 
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Surprise: The charge for his spine surgery after a car crash topped $700,000

Surprise: The charge for his spine surgery after a car crash topped $700,000

Generous personal injury coverage on your auto insurance policy may not be enough to cover your medical bills. Patients can get financially blindsided when car and health insurance policies differ.
by Julie Appleby

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MN urges more COVID-19 youth testing, OKs playing sports maskless outdoors

MN urges more COVID-19 youth testing, OKs playing sports maskless outdoors

“We really do believe that the end of the pandemic is in sight, but we’re not there yet,” Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm told reporters Thursday. While the current case wave seems to be cresting, proms, graduations and other spring school events are “not a given.”
by MPR News Staff

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Masks remain extremely effective indoors, but are they necessary outside?

Masks remain extremely effective indoors, but are they necessary outside?

Unless people are packed together, "there really just is not much spread happening outdoors," Dr. Ashish Jha of Brown University's School of Public Health says.
by Mary Louise Kelly and James Doubek

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