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April 1, 2021 11:41 AM

Inside the CDC's battle to defeat the virus

A year into the pandemic, the agency's staffers reflect on what it's been like to fight the biggest public health battle in their history and how they're working to rebuild public trust in science.

by Pien Huang

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April 1, 2021 7:02 AM

Company at heart of J&J vaccine woes has series of citations

The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard an unknown amount of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality control problems.

by The Associated Press

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April 1, 2021 6:45 AM

Can I still spread the coronavirus after I'm vaccinated?

Experts are still studying how good COVID-19 vaccines are at preventing people from spreading the virus, but say the risk is low. The current vaccines are highly effective at preventing people from getting seriously ill. But even if vaccinated people don't get sick, they might still get infected with the virus without showing any symptoms.

by The Associated Press

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April 1, 2021 5:30 AM

April 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccinations up; cases, ICU needs grow

Hope and worry are running neck-and-neck in Minnesota’s newest COVID-19 numbers. Vaccinations are trending the right way; disease metrics are not. Officials, though, did loosen rules to make it a bit easier for assisted living residents to get out for spring celebrations.

by MPR News Staff

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March 31, 2021 6:56 PM

Johnson & Johnson reports a vaccine batch ruined at the factory

It was unclear how the failed batch would affect future deliveries of the recently approved vaccine in the U.S., at a time when new COVID-19 cases are rising again.

by The Associated Press

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March 31, 2021 4:44 PM

Students of color disproportionately choosing distance learning

In-person learning options are now widely available in Minnesota. But students of color — especially Asian American students — are choosing to remain in distance learning at higher rates than white students.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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March 31, 2021 2:54 PM

France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals.

by The Associated Press

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March 31, 2021 1:29 PM

CDC: COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in 2020, people of color hit hardest

A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

by Rachel Treisman

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March 31, 2021 11:03 AM

Mysterious ailment, mysterious relief: Vaccines help some COVID long-haulers

The possibility that vaccines meant to prevent the disease may also be a treatment for long COVID — when symptoms linger for months — has sparked optimism among patients and scientists.

by Will Stone