Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois' COVID-19 hospitalization count the highest in 10 monthsDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hospitalizations from COVID-19 are at their highest level in 10 months, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data. IDPH officials are reporting 2,4...
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Mysteries of omicron variant could take weeks to untangleDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant bef...
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Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comebackDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw...
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1st US case of COVID omicron variant confirmed in CaliforniaDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White Ho...
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U.S. reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning travelerDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday - a person in California who had been to South Africa - as scientists around the world raced ...
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Panel weighs safety, effectiveness of Merck's COVID-19 pillNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-authori...
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Illinois tallies 595 COVID-19 deaths in NovemberNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 claimed 595 lives statewide in November. That's down from the death tolls of both the prior two months from the respiratory disease, according to Illinois Depar...
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FDA panel narrowly backs COVID-19 pill from MerckNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely author...
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What health officials know — and don't know — about omicronNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Dr. Rachel Rubin, co-lead and senior medical officer for the Cook County Department of Public Health, addresses key questions regarding the omicron variant. Q: Why is th...
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Doctor: Many South Africans ill in surge have mild symptomsNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant is resulting in mostly mild symptoms, doctors say. "We've seen a sha...