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'Tis the season to celebrate. Here's how to do it safely
Many favorite holiday traditions could be treacherous this year because of the coronavirus. Here's how experts view the risks — and some creative, safer alternatives to keep up a festive mood.
 Behind the scenes, a flurry of activity as hospitals prep first COVID-19 vaccine
In Minnesota hospitals around the state, there's a last-minute flurry of activity as front-line health care workers prepare to get their first shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Without resources, vaccine rollout could 'fall at the last hurdle,' journalist warns
Atlantic writer Ed Yong says the COVID-19 vaccination program will be the most complicated the U.S. has ever attempted: "It's going to be a slow process, and there are a lot of possible roadblocks."
Dec. 17 update on COVID-19 in MN: 83 deaths; hospitalizations, cases easing
The newest data extends an awful December — 1,065 COVID-19 deaths reported in the first 17 days of the month. Counts of new cases and hospitalizations, though, continue to retreat from their late November, early December highs.
Analysis: Are restaurants and bars feeding Minnesota's COVID-19 spread?
Bar and restaurant owners say their COVID-19 numbers don’t justify Gov. Tim Walz’s ban on indoor dining. MPR News data reporter David Montgomery took a deep dive into the limited, available data. Here’s what he found.
Bars and restaurants fume at continued indoor dining ban; some pledge to defy order
Many restaurateurs and bar owners are worried their businesses won’t be able to survive at least another three weeks of restrictions on indoor service. Meanwhile, about 100 hospitality businesses have pledged to defy the governor’s order to remain closed.