Jake Griffin
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More than 3 million now fully vaccinated in IllinoisApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - More than 3 million people in Illinois — nearly one in four — are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials reported Wednesday, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker off...
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Illinois expecting half a million new vaccine doses this weekApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers have received another 342,670 vaccine doses, state health officials reported Tuesday. It's part of a 551,590-dose allocation the state is expe...
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What you need to know about the J&J vaccine pauseApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Federal health officials Tuesday called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after reporting six women 18 to 48 years old had dev...
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State widens vaccine eligibility today, but how fast can you get an appointment?Apr 12, 2021 5:00 am - Even though suburban public health officials are opening up COVID-19 vaccination to anyone 16 and older beginning today, it might take a while for those who are newly el...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 24% from a week ago, while teens face vaccine challengeApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up 24% in Illinois from a week ago, with Monday bringing the largest single-day inpatient spike since mid-November, Illinois Department...
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Illinois sets single-day vaccination record as worry over variants growsApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers administered 154,201 shots Wednesday, more than on any other day since the COVID-19 immunization process began nearly four months ago. The pre...
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3 newcomers, 1 incumbent on path to Naperville council victoriesApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - Three newcomers and one incumbent appear to have won an 11-person race for four seats on the Naperville City Council. With 99% of precincts reporting in DuPage County an...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to grow, but mortality dwindlesApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continue to climb, hitting a level Tuesday the state hasn't seen since mid-February with more than 1,600 patients. However, suburba...
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How many fully vaccinated in Illinois have still gotten COVID-19, been hospitalized?Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Wednesday that 17 people in the state who were considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since been hospi...
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State's 'Bridge Phase' stalls, but vaccine hunters find second doses closer to homeMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - While signs show that access to COVID-19 vaccines is getting easier in more parts of Illinois, state health officials Tuesday announced plans to indefinitely postpone th...