Articles filed under Coronavirus
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As case positivity rates drop to July levels, 31 more school outbreaks reported in suburbsSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 case positivity rates in the suburbs and Chicago have dropped below 4% for the first time since July 24. The rate in some suburban counties had surpassed 6% las...
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Waubonsee to hold walk-in vaccine clinicSep 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College will host a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the Student Center Café on the Sugar Grove campus, 4S 7...
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EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?Sep 16, 2021 11:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - It's a back to school season like no other for students, teachers and parents across the U.S. Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousa...
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As FDA ponders booster shots, Illinois shows a huge gap in vaccination ratesSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - As U.S. Food and Drug Administration experts debate offering a third Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot to bolster immunity against COVID-19, Illinois presents a steep contras...
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Villa Park church to host open house, vaccine clinicSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - Cornerstone Chinese Church in Villa Park is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. The open house at 5 N. Princeton Ave. features a church buil...
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Kane Vax Hub offers Janssen COVID vaccine for hospital and school employees before Sept. 19 deadlineSep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department has seen a 100% increase in Janssen (also known as J&J) COVID vaccination requests in the past two weeks, likely due to the State of Il...
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Anti-mask protests continue near Glen Ellyn school despite concerns from parentsSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-mask protesters again lined the streets outside the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 administration offices Wednesday despite concerns from parents about the safet...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...
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College of DuPage alumnus creates vaccination video for Arts Alliance IllinoisSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage alumnus Ryan Jolly is promoting the COVID-19 vaccine through a short animated film that he created as part of Arts Alliance Illinois' "Vax to Get Back"...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...