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Some Minnesota businesses, areas are keeping a mask requirement

Gov. Tim Walz canceled the mandate Friday but said cities and businesses can set their own policies. For the near future, Minnesotans are likely to face a patchwork of different rules.

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Dr. Brian Berglund, with Allina Health, administered a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to South View Middle School sixth-grader Claire Da
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Dr. Brian Berglund, with Allina Health, administered a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to South View Middle School sixth-grader Claire Daman, 12, Friday in Edina.
Most shoppers at Mall of America still chose to wear masks Friday, the day Gov. Tim Walz lifted the mask mandate for Minnesota.

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