Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Boosters could come to nursing home residents and health care workers by late SeptemberAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - As COVID-19 infections inch up at long-term care facilities, plans are ramping up to deliver booster shots to seniors living there, likely by late September, officials s...
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New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tallyAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - Delivering another blow to what's left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legacy, New York's new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the stat...
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Editorial: COVID patients must stand up and be countedAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Reporting COVID-19 data is vital. It is vital to know how many cases exist in any community, and where they are. It is vital to know how the most vulnerable populations ...
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Kane County officials urge vaccine-hesitant residents to act nowAug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - The FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23 for individuals 16 years of age and older. Kane County officials say the Pfizer U.S. FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine should ...
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Edward-Elmhurst, Amita requiring COVID-19 employee vaccinationsAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Two more suburban hospital systems are requiring workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Edward-Elmhurst Health and Amita Health are mandating the vaccine for a...
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Pritzker warns of 'significantly greater mitigations' as COVID-19 patients increaseAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - With more than 500 COVID-19 patients in intensive care throughout Illinois for the first time since April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of imposing "significantly greater m...
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Lutheran schools in Itasca, Naperville still not complying with mask rules, state saysAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Of three suburban private schools that had their recognition status pulled by the Illinois State Board of Education last week after officials said they flouted a COVID-1...
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What does full Pfizer approval mean in suburbs? More vaccinations, work mandates and TV adsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Federal approval of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine will likely mean more suburban residents feeling comfortable about getting a shot, more employers mandating inocul...
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Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approvedAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval. Pentag...
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Citing safety of veterans and volunteers, Lake County Honor Flight will not fly until springAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Honor Flight, which sponsors multiday trips to Washington, D.C., for veterans and their guardians, will not fly again until April. After a moratorium on Hono...