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CDC reduces consecutive minutes of COVID-19 exposure needed to be a 'close contact'

CDC reduces consecutive minutes of COVID-19 exposure needed to be a 'close contact'

Health officials used to advise going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes during one day.
by Joe Neel and Barbara Campbell

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Pandemic relief faces uncertainty in postelection session

Pandemic relief faces uncertainty in postelection session

Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill are inching forward, but it’s clear that the window for action before the Nov. 3 election is closing and the issue will be tossed to a postelection lame-duck session of Congress. 
by The Associated Press

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How to manage kids’ screen time during the pandemic

How to manage kids’ screen time during the pandemic

Children’s screen use before the pandemic was already high — distance learning has only added to that. A pediatrician and a communications professor join host Angela Davis to talk about how this could be affecting children’s wellbeing and how to balance screen use.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Purdue Pharma reaches $8B opioid deal with Justice Department over OxyContin sales

Purdue Pharma reaches $8B opioid deal with Justice Department over OxyContin sales

Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of Oxycontin which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic.
by Brian Mann

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Oct. 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record daily deaths; hospitalizations climb

Oct. 21 update on COVID-19 in MN: Record daily deaths; hospitalizations climb

Officials said they were saddened but not surprised by the numbers. The surge in cases has led to a surge in hospitalizations and more deaths, and the state must brace itself for more unless more Minnesotans take steps to stem the spread of the disease.
by MPR News Staff

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'All you want is to be believed': Sick with COVID-19 and facing racial bias in the ER

'All you want is to be believed': Sick with COVID-19 and facing racial bias in the ER

When a Latina woman went to a Bay Area hospital, a doctor was dismissive of her COVID-19 symptoms. Is unconscious bias one reason people of color are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus?
by April Dembosky

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