Marni Pyke
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Walgreens to schedule 2nd Pfizer shots after recommended three weeks instead of fourApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Walgreens officials said Wednesday they are working to ensure people inoculated with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine get a second dose in the recommended three weeks. Walgreen...
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Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations open up at Aurora siteApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora officials announced Wednesday that thousands of appointments for Johnson & Johnson's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine have opened up at a mass site in the city. Appointm...
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State reports most new cases since late January, and Cook County warns of new limitsApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 numbered 3,790 Wednesday, the highest since late January, with 28 more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Will kids need to get COVID-19 vaccines to return to class in fall?Apr 05, 2021 5:30 am - As the battle to get COVID-19 shots into arms accelerates amid an uptick in cases, Pfizer Inc.'s announcement last week of successful trials of its vaccine in children a...
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COVID-19 pandemic a roller coaster of data points from heartbreaking to hopefulApr 05, 2021 5:00 am - On March 22 for the first time in weeks, I took a quick look at new COVID-19 case counts. This was a bit of a fishing expedition as the COVID-19 news du jour was the nee...
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Suburbs worry about bottleneck with COVID-19 vaccination eligibility set to expandApr 05, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 vaccine expansion to all residents 16 and older beginning next week is causing concern in Cook and some collar counties about meeting the demand for s...
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Cook County booking appointments for 30,000 more COVID-19 vaccinationsApr 05, 2021 1:00 am - About 30,000 new appointments can now be made for COVID-19 vaccinations at five different Cook County suburban mass sites, Cook County Health announced. The appointments...
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State tops 6 million COVID-19 vaccinations; 3,235 new cases, 24 deathsApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois surpassed 6 million COVID-19 vaccines administered Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. On Thursday, 124,870 more people received COVID-19...
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Most new cases since early February, continuing the March trendApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 escalated by 38% the second half of March, but deaths declined by about 26% in that same period, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed T...
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Cook County opens 22,000 more vaccination appointmentsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Health opened about 22,000 first-dose appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday afternoon for time slots on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Locations wil...