Articles filed under Health Crises
-
New COVID-19 cases top 2,000 for first time since FebruaryApr 06, 2022 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 Wednesday for the first time since Feb. 26, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. New infections totaled 2,194, and ni...
-
US pulls GSK's COVID drug as omicron sibling dominates casesApr 05, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - GlaxoSmithKline's IV drug for COVID-19 should no longer be used because it is likely ineffective against the omicron subvariant that now accounts for m...
-
Pritzker approves paid COVID leave for vaccinated teachersApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public school, community college and public university employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are now entitled to paid administrative leave fo...
-
House advances bill protecting nursing home visitation rightsApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House advanced a measure Monday that aims to ensure nursing home patients have a right to visitors even amid a public health emergency. Senate...
-
What will fast-spreading COVID-19 variant abroad mean for Illinois?Apr 05, 2022 1:00 am - With a fast-spreading COVID-19 variant spiraling in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, local health officials are eying Illinois' case and infection rates ...
-
Study finds higher homicide risk in homes with handgunsApr 04, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. gun owners say they own firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones, surveys show. But a study published Monday suggests people who liv...
-
COVID-19 update: Hospitalizations up 6.3% from last weekApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - After seeing a steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations for the past several weeks, Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported today that the number of p...
-
Gurnee leaders to add second year of popular small business grant programApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - Gurnee village leaders are set to renew a popular small-business grant program for a second year. The first year of the program was approved in September to offer relief...
-
Novavax asks EU regulator to clear COVID vaccine for teensMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The pharmaceutical developer Novavax says it has asked the European Medicines Agency to extend the authorization of its coronavirus vaccine to children ag...
-
Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study saysMar 31, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic, according to government findings released Th...