Articles filed under Coronavirus
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U.S. prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVIDNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the U.S. prison system in the coronavirus ...
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Tonga's main island locks down after 1st virus case foundNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Tonga's main island will go into lockdown for a week after the South Pacific nation reported its first case of the coronavirus, the govern...
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...
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Moderna: FDA delaying decision on its shot for adolescentsNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — U.S. regulators are delaying their decision on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for 12- to 17-year-olds while they study the rare risk of heart inflammation...
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COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 yearsNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy on...
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Of the 843 COVID-19 deaths Illinois recorded in October, nearly 55% were downstateNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - In October, state health officials reported 843 COVID-19 deaths in Illinois, an average of 27 per day. That represents a 17.6% drop from September's 1,023 deaths from CO...
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Cook County warns of fines if people refuse to wear masks indoors at businesses, public placesOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Four days after Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson refused to enforce the governor's mandate on masking, the Cook County Health Department warned businesses Saturday ...
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COVID-19 booster shots surpass 667,000, daily infection averages slide in OctoberOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - More than 667,000 COVID-19 booster shots have gone into Illinoisans' arms - or about 31% of all COVID vaccine doses since mid-August, officials said Friday. From Aug. 14...
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Naperville firefighters' COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit could be combined with othersOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - A federal lawsuit regarding Naperville's COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate may be combined with two similar lawsuits filed against Cook County and Chicago. Judge John...
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FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kidsOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size doses - just a...