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Minnesota to throw open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Minnesota to throw open COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Beginning next week, Minnesotans 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. But eligibility, state leaders say, won’t guarantee an immediate shot, as officials work to inoculate the most vulnerable first.
by Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst

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Amid pandemic, Minneapolis dive bar Liquor Lyle’s is up for sale

It’s not news that the past year has been challenging for restaurants, bars and other businesses around the state. Many community institutions have closed their doors permanently. In Minneapolis, news of the latest casualty – Uptown dive bar Liquor Lyle’s – is hitting hard.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Reports: Cuomo administration gave special coronavirus testing access to family, VIPs

Reports: Cuomo administration gave special coronavirus testing access to family, VIPs

Last March, New York was an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and testing was hard to come by. New York law prohibits officials from using their positions to secure privileges or exemptions.
by Laurel Wamsley

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March 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases trend up; state opening vaccines to all age 16 and older

March 25 update on COVID-19 in MN: Cases trend up; state opening vaccines to all age 16 and older

Public health leaders are increasingly anxious about cases tied to the U.K. variant and to youth sports. An expected jump in vaccine supply starting in April should go a long way to easing the concerns. That bump can’t come soon enough.
by MPR News Staff

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Latest AstraZeneca report supports effectiveness of COVID vaccine

Latest AstraZeneca report supports effectiveness of COVID vaccine

Updated study results say the vaccine is 76 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 percent effective against severe disease. Independent monitors had been concerned about a previous report.
by Scott Hensley and Vanessa Romo

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School counselors on how to support students through a trial and COVID-19

School counselors on how to support students through a trial and COVID-19

As most Minnesota students now have the option to be back in school for in-person learning, there are still many distractions, like the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Host Angela Davis talked with two school counselors on strategies they’re using with kids who are stressed out or struggling in school.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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How climate change impacts health

How climate change impacts health

Host Angela Davis talks to MPR News meteorologist Paul Huttner and two Minnesota doctors about the health impacts of warm winters, heavy rains, more pollen, wildfire smoke and the other effects of climate change.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture. Seventy percent of Americans 65 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and COVID-19 deaths have dipped below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November. 
by The Associated Press

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Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

Masks and gloves are saving lives — and causing pollution

Disposable masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment have safeguarded untold lives during the pandemic. They're also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic into landfills and oceans.
by The Associated Press

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