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CDC coronavirus testers pulled from Minnesota after repeated hostile and racist encounters

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Minnesota officials have stopped a COVID-19 testing study after multiple reports that state and federal public health workers were greeted by racial and ethnic slurs as they went door-to-door.

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Minnesota halts COVID-19 study after reports of intimidation

Minnesota officials have stopped a COVID-19 testing study after multiple reports that state and federal public health workers were greeted by racial and ethnic slurs as they went door

4 years ago·United States

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CBS Local

Coronavirus In Minnesota: COVID-19 Survey Halted After Teams Reportedly Encounter Incidents Of Intimidation, Racism

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — COVID-19 survey teams have been pulled from Minnesota after teams reportedly encountered intimidation and racism. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC pulled federal surveyors out of the state this week after multiple incidents. WCCO previously reported on one incident where “armed individuals” confronted a survey team, but health officials did not say where the confrontation happened. Accordi…

4 years ago·United States

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The Toronto Star

Minnesota halts COVID-19 study after reports of intimidation

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota officials have stopped a COVID-19 testing study after multiple reports that state and federal public health workers were greet...

4 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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680 News

Minnesota halts COVID-19 study after reports of intimidation

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota officials have stopped a COVID-19 testing study after multiple reports that state and federal public health workers were greeted by racial and ethnic slurs as they went door-to-door.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled federal surveyors out of Minnesota this week after they experienced verbal abuse and intimidation. In Eitzen, along the Iowa border, one survey team was boxed in by two cars and threat…

4 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Star Tribune

COVID-19 surveys halted in Minnesota amid racism, intimidation

A door-to-door COVID-19 testing survey has been halted due to multiple incidents in outstate Minnesota of residents intimidating and shouting racial and ethnic slurs at state and federal public health survey teams.

4 years ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Pioneer Press

CDC coronavirus testers pulled from Minnesota after repeated hostile and racist encounters

Federal health workers have been pulled out of Minnesota after repeated threatening and racist encounters with residents while they were conducting a random COVID-19 testing study.

4 years ago·St Paul, United States

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