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Minnesota universities mandate masks to curb COVID-19 spread

MINNEAPOLIS — Public colleges and universities in Minnesota will be requiring masks to be worn on campuses to ...

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US hits 70% vaccination rate — a month late, amid a surge

The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into ...

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Minnesota offers $100 rewards to unvaccinated who get shots

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will join in the Biden administration’s plan to provide $100 incentives to residents who get ...

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Minnesota officials investigating COVID-19 outbreak at camp

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Department of Health officials said Tuesday they are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at a ...

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CDC reverses course on indoor masks in some parts of US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated ...

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Mayo Clinic joins others in requiring worker vaccinations

ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic says it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by mid-September, becoming ...

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Minnesota officials urge shots as delta variant surges

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials warned Monday that the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for ...

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Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction’ on coronavirus

WILMINGTON, Del. — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated ...

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Residents tour new MercyOne clinic

The new MercyOne Albert Lea Family Medicine & Specialty Care clinic opened Saturday for public tours ahead of ...

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AP-NORC poll: Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots

Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt ...

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Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections

Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday ...

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Leader at St. John’s impressed with ‘welcoming attitude’ on the campus

The new director of nursing at St. John’s Lutheran Community’s Fountain Lake campus has had a history of ...

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New Thorne Crest leader has worked in a variety of health care settings

Thorne Crest Senior Living Community’s new director of nursing said she likes the opportunity her new position gives ...

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‘A beacon’ for rural America

Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and other local, state and federal officials celebrated the completion of ...

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Free online mental health support groups for individuals and families

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) offers a variety of free online peer support groups for adults ...

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