Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Will omicron become the alpha COVID-19 variant over delta? Suburban doctors answer questionsDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Illinoisans are overly familiar with the unpleasantly contagious delta variant that is causing most virus infections in the ...
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'Life is worth fighting for': COVID-19 survivor heads home after months in hospital, mother's lossDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - When she regained consciousness after three months of a medically induced coma to combat a severe case of COVID-19, there was one person Shaquita Slaughter longed to see...
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Carroll tables COVID-19 legislation after receiving threatsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - After receiving "violent threats," a state lawmaker from Northbrook withdrew his proposal to require unvaccinated Illinoisans to pay their health care expenses - includi...
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COVID-19 update: 9,301 new cases, 54 additional deaths, 3,178 hospitalizedDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 9,301 Thursday with 54 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the h...
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FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster eligibility to age 16Dec 09, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine. The U.S. and many other nations already were urging a...
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Schaumburg panel favors restoring Woodfield Trolley's daily summer service to help businessesDec 08, 2021 4:30 am - Schaumburg's transportation committee Tuesday unanimously recommended restoring the Woodfield Trolley's daily summer service next year to help the town's retail and hosp...
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicronDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less...
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Thanksgiving gatherings add to latest COVID-19 hospitalization spike, highest since JanuaryDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have risen to their highest point since Jan. 22, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday, a sign the latest virus surge ...
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Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is criticalDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that cou...
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Omicron variant detected in Chicago becomes first case in IllinoisDec 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials have confirmed the first state case of COVID-19 caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The case was reported ...