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FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain
Jun 16, 2023 6:45 AM - The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration's scientific advisers said the next round of shots in the U.S. should only include protection against the newest variants that are now dominant worldwide -- a branch of the omicron family tree named XBB.
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVID
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 3:29 PM - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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Experts warn of costlier COVID care as emergency declaration ends
May 8, 2023 6:26 AM - Health experts warn future COVID-19 care, treatments and testing will likely become costlier to most Americans when the federal emergency declaration ends this week and insurance carriers have more say in COVID-related medical decisions. -
Lake County considering $1,200 bonus for workers during early days of COVID
May 3, 2023 12:53 PM - A $1,200 bonus to Lake County workers during the early part of the pandemic is among 23 projects and initiatives being recommended for $34.2 million in federal coronavirus recovery funding. -
China health officials lash out at WHO, defend COVID-19 virus search
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How much in COVID-19 grant funds did suburban businesses get, and what more is coming?
Apr 1, 2023 5:18 PM - Suburban businesses have received 37% of the more than half a billion dollars in COVID-19 relief grants issued by the state so far, and more money is being made available this month.
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DuPage County Health Department Director Karen Ayala retiring June 30
Mar 28, 2023 7:33 PM - With the COVID pandemic behind her, Karen Ayala plans to retire from her job heading up the DuPage County Health Department.
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