Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Flu shot clinic at Wheeling hillage hall on Sept. 29Sep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Wheeling village officials and Jewel-Osco Pharmacy will conduct a flu shot clinic Sept. 29. The event will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the village hall, 2 Community Bl...
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More than 700,000 doses of new COVID-19 booster headed for Illinois in first shipmentSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - An initial shipment of 730,000 doses of the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot are headed for Illinois after federal emergency use authorization Thursday. The Illinois D...
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Got questions about the new COVID-19 booster? Here are some answersSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - With final approval for a new COVID-19 booster expected soon, Chicago's top doctor urged eligible residents to get the shot once it's available. "The reason we want folk...
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U.S. clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variantsAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common omicron strain. Shots could begin...
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HBOT a potential treatment for those with long COVID-19Aug 28, 2022 7:00 am - Q: I got COVID-19, which wasn't too bad. But now I've got long COVID. I'm exhausted all the time, my heart races and I've got brain fog. It's derailing my life. I saw on...
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Don't wait for omicron-specific vaccine to get boosted, doctors urgeAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Barely a third of Illinois residents eligible for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot have received one. That's roughly 2 million people 50 and older who should have ...
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COVID-19 testing returns to Arlington ParkAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 testing has returned to the parking lot of Arlington Park. The free, rapid PCR tests are available from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and from 9 ...
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Jesse White and Chicago's top doctor among COVID-19 cases this weekAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - Two prominent Illinois leaders are among the 17,816 new COVID-19 cases recorded this week. On Thursday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Chicago Department of...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations decline, risk levels drop in some countiesAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials reported Friday there are 37 fewer people hospitalized with COVID-19 than a week ago, a 2.5% decline during that time. Of those hospitalized, 152 ...
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Kane Co. health director says worst of the pandemic is over as schools openAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County school doors are reopening, an event that's set off alarm bells among local health officials over the past couple of years. But the county health department ...