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Fact check: Ted Cruz blasts CDC advisory on travel, mask use for vaccinated people Brandon Mulder, PolitiFact Texas FacebookTwitterEmail Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, left, wears a protective mask while departing the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader McConnell each took a stab at breaking the deadlock over a new stimulus, but it wasn't clear that either side budged enough to get a deal in the short time Congress has left to act. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BloombergStefani Re...

Fact-check: Health leaders urge vaccinated people to wear masks. Is that 'anti-science'? PolitiFact's ruling: Pants on Fire Here's why: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took to Twitter Tuesday to challenge the latest coronavirus guidance as vaccines were being distributed around the country. Cruz responded specifically to Dr. Vin Gupta, a lung and intensive care unit doctor who appeared on MSNBC to caution vaccine recipients against abandoning the kinds of preventative measures public health experts have been emphasizing all year.   “This is one of the misperceptions here: just because you...

Minnesota trending to a grim holiday milestone with COVID Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune Less than two weeks old, December has already become the second-deadliest month for COVID-19 in Minnesota, with a record 439 deaths reported over the past seven days alone. The state reported 67 more deaths Saturday and has recorded 766 virus deaths since the start of the month, a pace that puts Minnesota on track to surpass 5,000 total pandemic deaths by year's end. Through Saturday, 4,359 people had died in Minnesota due to COVID-19. Recent moderation in new virus cases continued Sat...