Jake Griffin
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COVID-19 update: 102,670 more vaccinations, 55 deaths, 2,441 new casesFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Vaccine doses hit 102,670 Thursday in Illinois, the second day in a row that more than 100,000 shots were given to protect against COVID-19, state health officials said ...
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Suburbs won't expand vaccines this week to medically vulnerable under 65Feb 23, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban health departments aren't going along with Illinois' plan to expand vaccine eligibility starting Thursday to people under 65 who have medical conditions. Suburb...
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The year of the pandemic: First suburban COVID-19 patients recall their 'lonely' yearFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - As it turns out, there are no perks to being first in a pandemic. “That's the wrong lottery to win,” Bob Dix said. It's been a full year since Dix arrived at the Northwe...
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State tops 2 million vaccine doses givenFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - More than 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Illinois, state health officials reported Friday. Of the 2,060,706 doses that have now gone i...
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Weather forces drops in suburban vaccine supply; U.K. variant found in DuPageFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois averaged more than 40,000 COVID-19 vaccine inoculations a day on Monday and Tuesday. But that's down by almost 20,000 daily vaccinations from a week ago and alm...
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How Addison officials teamed up to stage mass vaccinationFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - While many Illinois residents eligible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine struggle to find an appointment, officials in Addison have alleviated that frustration f...
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Illinois surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 deathsFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - More than 20,000 Illinois residents have now died from COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced Monday. IDPH officials reported 41 more deaths ...
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Suburbs lag behind most counties in vaccinating people age 65-plusFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - While state health officials say nearly 31% of Illinois residents age 65 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, that's not what's happening i...
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One-fourth of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccineFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than one in four Illinois residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, new data released Friday by the Illinois Department of Publi...
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State officials preach patience, honor when scheduling vaccinationsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - As more Illinois residents become accepted for COVID-19 vaccinations in less than two weeks, state officials are urging those already eligible to be patient and those wh...