Articles filed under Coronavirus
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South Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean health officials on Wednesday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, expanding the country's immunization progra...
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Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policyFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - HONG KONG - Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration's insistence on sticking to China's "zero-COVID" strategy as the city posted an...
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District 203 superintendent defends shift on masksFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - During another school board meeting in which some Naperville Unit District 203 parents criticized and others supported officials for recent masking decisions, Superinten...
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Where are the most vaccinated kids? DuPage leads in COVID-19 shots, followed by LakeFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County leads the state in children who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, followed by Lake County, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday....
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible variant - or any other variant - will lead to h...
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Attorney general appeals decisions lifting masks in schools to Illinois Supreme CourtFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn two lower court decisions that upended Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 mask mandate ...
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Masks to be optional at Mundelein park district facilitiesFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - Mask-wearing at Mundelein Park & Recreation District indoor facilities will be optional for employees, participants and members starting Monday, Feb. 28. The policy cha...
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Chicago, Cook County lifting most mask, proof of vaccine requirements Feb. 28Feb 22, 2022 12:00 am - With declining numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections, Cook County and Chicago on Tuesday announced plans to follow the state in lifting face mask requireme...
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Leaders preach civility as mask debate continues on House floorFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the first half-hour of House session Tuesday at the Capitol, the leaders of each party made calls for civility, two lawmakers recounted their recollecti...
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Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in EnglandFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to s...