Articles filed under Coronavirus
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COVID-19 outbreak traced to campJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly 100 COVID-19 cases have resulted from an outbreak at a summer youth camp in west central Illinois, mostly involving unvaccinated people, the Illinois Department o...
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Amish put faith in God's will and herd immunity over vaccineJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with ...
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New NFL protocols are quite punitive for the unvaccinatedJun 28, 2021 1:00 am - Eddie Goldman, Jordan Lucas, Marquise Goodwin and Damien Williams opted out of the Bears' 2020 season due to coronavirus concerns. All but Goldman have made it clear the...
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More information about COVID-19 and the vaccinesJun 27, 2021 6:00 am - Hello, dear readers, and welcome back to our ongoing discussion of the coronavirus. Your questions on the topic continue to fill our inboxes, and we'll keep doing our be...
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Vaccines have kept us safe for generationsJun 26, 2021 7:00 am - My earliest encounter with vaccines, and perhaps yours, was as a child. Polio had been ravaging the nation's children, many requiring "iron lungs," leg braces and crut...
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Will border states' COVID-19 uptick affect Illinois?Jun 26, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois is enjoying one of the lowest per capita rates of new COVID-19 cases in the country, most bordering states are on the opposite end of that spectrum. Illin...
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More than 6 million in Illinois fully vaccinated; 50 test positive at downstate youth campJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - More than 6 million Illinois residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the most recent figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health. While t...
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Is Japan's remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?Jun 25, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press TOKYO - After months of frustration and delay, Japan has hit the remarkable benchmark of 1 million vaccines a day. But with the Olympics set to start in...
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Parts of Sydney going into lockdown as virus outbreak growsJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Parts of Sydney will go into lockdown late Friday as a coronavirus outbreak in Australia's largest city continued to grow. Health authorities r...
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Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surgeJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - They tried grocery giveaways and lotteries for new cars and apartments. But an ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians by mid-June still has fall...