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COVID reflections: How the pandemic has changed the work of hospital chaplains

The places we used to gather, by hospital beds and in houses of worship, have been largely closed to visitors in the pandemic. That’s made for an unimaginable year for hospital chaplains working on the front lines.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

As Minnesota approaches a key milestone in vaccinating the state’s 65-plus population, officials are accelerating the timelines for when many other Minnesotans can be eligible for a shot. On Tuesday, they indicated every adult Minnesotan may be shot-eligible by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

The newest numbers show the state on the right path. They came minutes after state health officials expanded vaccine eligibility and indicated the state could be ready to offer a shot to any Minnesota adult by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums

Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums

If passed, President Joe Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.
by Emmarie Huetteman

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Here's what's in the American Rescue Plan

Here's what's in the American Rescue Plan

The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Why scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with the coronavirus

Why scientists are infecting healthy volunteers with the coronavirus

Exposing people to a potentially fatal disease could hasten understanding of COVID-19 and development of new vaccines and treatments. But the risks of such studies raise serious ethical questions.
by Joe Palca

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CRISPR scientist's biography explores ethics of rewriting the code of life

CRISPR scientist's biography explores ethics of rewriting the code of life

“The Code Breaker” profiles Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist key to the development of CRISPR, and examines the technology's exciting possibilities and need for oversight.
by Terry Gross

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