Articles filed under Coronavirus
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State audit finds billions in unemployment fraudJun 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state audit released Thursday found that nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed Illinoisans during the pandemic was lost to fraud...
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Kane County offers free COVID-19 saliva testingJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department is offering free COVID-19 saliva testing at the Kane Vax Hub. The noninvasive tests are provided in cooperation with SHIELD Illinois a...
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State reports COVID-19 outbreak at Manteno Veterans HomeJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This report was updated by Capitol News Illinois on Thursday SPRINGFIELD - At least 16 residents and six staff at the state-run veterans home in Mant...
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Former state health director Ezike under scrutiny by ethics investigatorJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The state's former public health director - a well-regarded adviser to Gov. J.B. Pritzker during the COVID-19 crisis - is under investigation by a state ethics agency fo...
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Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for totsJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Parents anxious to finally vaccinate their youngest children against COVID-19, strap in: A lot is set to happen over the next week. On Wednesday, both Moderna and Pfizer...
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New vaccine may be option for troops with religious concernsJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal authorization may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands...
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Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngestJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say...
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Illinois averaging 10 COVID-19 deaths daily this week while hospitalizations level offJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Fewer than 200 Illinois residents' COVID-19 deaths were reported in May, the lowest amount for any month since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 when 99 deaths wer...
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Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to 'zero-COVID'Jun 10, 2022 1:00 am - BEIJING - Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest development in the country's "zero-COV...
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US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travelJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding thei...