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Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?
And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.
Future of Us: After the pandemic took worship online, a Rochester church takes stock
As the pandemic tested hospital workers, so too did it test houses of worship. But Rev. Beth Royalty, leader of the 163-year-old church that stands next door to the Mayo Clinic, says her congregation has come out the other side with a fresh perspective. “We can let go of the past. We have to let go of the past.”
Osterholm: Newest COVID variant could drive hospitalizations higher here
Minnesota’s averaging about 560 weekly COVID hospitalizations and 180 deaths a month. “Those numbers could change substantially if XBB1.5 does show up” here in a big way, University of Minnesota epidemiologist Michael Osterholm tells MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.
China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID closure
The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'
RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.