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'With omicron, it's different': How parents can detect and deflect the variant in kids
Jan 11, 2022 12:50 AM - Children and teenagers are bearing the brunt of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, representing about 26% of recent infections in a week. Here are tips for parents on dealing with the omicron surge. -
When is omicron peak coming? Case counts in Illinois dip slightly, but still high
Jan 11, 2022 7:20 AM - New COVID-19 infections remain high but edged down from record-setting tallies in the 40,000s last week, Illinois Department of Public Health records showed Monday. So after weeks of spiraling COVID-19 numbers, is there an end in sight? -
U.S. hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job
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How insurance companies - but not Medicare - will handle those free COVID-19 test kits
Jan 15, 2022 5:54 PM - Beginning Saturday, Jan. 15, insurance companies must cover up to eight take-home COVID tests per month for every person covered under their insurance plan. -
Facts Matter: Sotomayor exaggerated number of children severely affected by COVID-19
Jan 15, 2022 5:39 PM - In this week's Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald corrects Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the number of children severely affected by COVID-19, looks at claims comedian Bob Saget died after taking the vaccine and more.
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CDC expands guidance on COVID-19 boosters to adolescents 12 to 15
Jan 15, 2022 7:00 AM - Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to adolescents 12 to 15 years old. That means it's now recommended that everyone from age 12 on up should receive a booster shot five months after their second dose of the vaccination. -
COVID-19 testing pop-ups halt operations after complaints
Jan 15, 2022 9:44 AM - Several independent COVID-19 testing sites throughout the suburbs have suspended operations after state and federal regulators began receiving complaints about lost results and unsafe conditions. -
COVID-19 new-case averages dip slightly for second day in a row
Jan 14, 2022 6:04 PM - For the second day, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases dipped Friday, an encouraging sign after a week of high infection and hospitalization counts. -
Chicago students walk out of class in protest
Jan 14, 2022 5:43 PM - Several hundred students walked out of classes Friday to rally outside Chicago Public Schools downtown headquarters calling for additional COVID-19 safety measures during the omicron surge -- mirroring concerns previously expressed by teachers.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble postpones run of 'Naperville' to spring, cancels 'One Man, Two Guvnors'
Jan 14, 2022 4:44 PM - Due to the COVID-19 surge, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble has postponed its winter run of "Naperville" and canceled its spring production of "One Man, Two Guvnors." Mat Smart's 2014 off-Broadway play "Naperville" will now run from April 28-May 29, the original dates set for "One Man, Two Guvors" at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. -
Westmont Community Center hosting vaccine clinicJan 14, 2022 12:21 PM - The state of Illinois is bringing a COVID-19 vaccination clinic to Westmont Sunday.
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2022 Winter Jam canceled at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates
Jan 14, 2022 12:12 PM - The 2022 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular has been canceled at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates due to the Cook County Department of Health's recent COVID-19 mitigation order. The Christian rock and devotional show was scheduled for Friday, Jan. 21. Refunds are available at point of purchase. -
COVID-19 surge parks in-person driver's license services through Jan. 24
Jan 13, 2022 6:44 PM - As COVID-19 case counts spiral, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that offices and facilities will not reopen until Monday, Jan. 24.
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