Marni Pyke
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Cook County opens up two walk-in mass vaccination sitesApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County opened up two COVID-19 mass vaccination sites for walk-ins without appointments Wednesday as part of a pilot project to accelerate inoculations, particularly...
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COVID-19 update: Variants infecting Illinoisans in their 20s most, data showsApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Young people in their 20s are the most likely age group to contract any of four highly contagious mutations of COVID-19 circulating in Illinois, data showed Wednesday. I...
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What would the $2 trillion infrastructure plan do for the suburbs?Apr 19, 2021 5:30 am - On the heels of the $1.9 trillion American Recovery Act, President Joe Biden is pitching a second mammoth piece of legislation that aims to fix roads, bridges, public tr...
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In recent COVID-19 outbreaks at schools, sports are the frequent culpritApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - Five out of nine recent school COVID-19 outbreaks across the suburbs involved sports, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Of the remaining outbreaks...
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More than half of Illinois adults have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccineApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - A total of 53% of Illinoisans age 18 and older — and 50% of people 16 and older — have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, the Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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High demand for COVID-19 shots continues despite Johnson & Johnson setbackApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the federal government's pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine as authorities study side effects, thousands of residents are eager to sign up ...
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10,000 more Cook County vaccine appointments open upApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - About 10,000 first-dose appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at Cook County locations opened up at noon today. Shots will be for Moderna or Pfizer vaccines and availab...
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Officials: No known cases of serious side effects from J&J in Illinois or suburbsApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine while U.S. authorities examine six cases of blood clots in people who received the shots should not impinge on...
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Are 'vaccine passports' for real? Field is wide open on COVID-19 travel IDsApr 12, 2021 5:00 am - There's a lot of buzz about “vaccine passports” that offer digital documentation of a COVID-19 inoculation to ease travel during the pandemic, but what does that really ...
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4,004 new COVID-19 cases, but a record 164,462 vaccine doses. Is that enough for Monday?Apr 09, 2021 1:00 am - The daily average of new COVID-19 cases has spiked by 70% in April compared to the March average, while hospitalizations have grown by 32%, Illinois Department of Public...