Articles filed under Coronavirus
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wastedJun 13, 2023 12:07 pm - WASHINGTON - Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Chea...
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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency useMay 26, 2023 8:17 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 million ...
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 12, 2023 6:31 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 5:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysi...
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Experts warn of costlier COVID care as emergency declaration endsMay 11, 2023 6:14 am - Most Americans can expect to pay more for COVID-related care when the federal government ends its pandemic emergency declaration Thursday. That's the warning from health...
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Lake County considering $1,200 bonus for workers during early days of COVIDMay 04, 2023 11:46 am - Eligible full-time Lake County employees could receive a $1,200 bonus each as recognition and reward for working through the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. A ...
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China health officials lash out at WHO, defend COVID-19 virus searchApr 10, 2023 1:57 pm - BEIJING - Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader s...
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How much in COVID-19 grant funds did suburban businesses get, and what more is coming?Apr 04, 2023 6:45 am - When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most nonessential businesses three years ago, the Ball Factory's future in Mount Prospect suddenly was in peril. The indoor playgrou...
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DuPage County Health Department Director Karen Ayala retiring June 30Mar 30, 2023 7:52 am - With the COVID pandemic behind her, Karen Ayala plans to retire from her job heading up the DuPage County Health Department. Ayala announced her retirement plans during ...
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Most - but not all - District 64 candidates supported COVID-19 orders for masking and moreApr 04, 2023 10:09 pm - Nearly all the candidates running for seats on the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board said they supported the controversial mandates for students to wear masks an...