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Some health care workers are wary of getting COVID-19 vaccines

Some health care workers are wary of getting COVID-19 vaccines

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released in November shows that only 63 percent of health care workers are ready to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Concern about speed and political interference are contributing to the hesitancy.
by Pien Huang

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A COVID-19 vaccine has come quick, but expert says that's no reason to fear it

A COVID-19 vaccine has come quick, but expert says that's no reason to fear it

Heidi Larson, the director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, has traveled the world studying vaccine misinformation. Simply put, she says, a bad vaccine is "not in anyone's interest."
by Christianna Silva

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So you traveled over Thanksgiving. Now what?

So you traveled over Thanksgiving. Now what?

Experts suggest being extra careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus.
by Laurel Wamsley

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More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

More Americans pay rent on credit cards as lawmakers fail to pass relief bill

Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.
by Chris Arnold

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Most MN students buckle up for another stretch of distance learning

Most MN students buckle up for another stretch of distance learning

With COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations on the rise, nearly 60 percent of Minnesota K-12 students are currently in distance learning — more than double the rate from early October. The switch is again heaping pressures on students, families and educators.
by Elizabeth Shockman and David H. Montgomery

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Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing

Clearing up confusion on potential COVID-19 vaccines, testing

As more news about COVID-19 vaccine candidates becomes public, we spoke with a member of the FDA committee that reviews vaccines for release. We also spoke with an epidemiologist about how to understand the current guidance around testing and restrictions on gathering.  
by Catharine Richert and Marcheta Fornoff

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'He saw patients every day of the week': Remembering Albany's Dr. Richard Salk

For nearly fifty years, if you lived near Albany, Minnesota and needed a doctor, there’s a chance you went to see Dr. Richard Salk. He died of COVID-19 earlier this month, at the age of 95. Many of the people who cared for him in his final days were people he once served, as a small-town doctor.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too. They're ready to use that desperation to their advantage.
by The Associated Press

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