Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois surpasses 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped over the holiday weekend, while Illinois vaccine providers have now administered more than 20 million doses to residents and worker...
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Omicron slamming South American hospitals as workers fall illJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - BRASILIA, Brazil - The coronavirus' omicron variant starting to barrel across South America is pressuring hospitals whose employees are taking sick leave, leaving facili...
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Mexico president returns after 2nd COVID-19 infectionJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - MEXICO CITY - Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador returned to his morning news conference Monday following a week of isolation for his second coronavirus infect...
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Daily virus cases in Russia double as omicron spreadsJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Russian authorities on Monday reported a sharp spike in new coronavirus cases, apparently driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant health officials war...
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Joint Chiefs chairman and Marine Corps chief have COVID-19Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms, a spokesperson said Monday. The Ma...
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In Greece, unvaccinated people 60 and up face monthly finesJan 17, 2022 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece - Greece imposed a vaccination mandate Monday for people 60 and older as a spike in infections has put sustained pressure on Greek hospitals, where most o...
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CDC expands guidance on COVID-19 boosters to adolescents 12 to 15Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to adolescents 12 to 15 years old....
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How insurance companies - but not Medicare - will handle those free COVID-19 test kitsJan 15, 2022 12:00 am - Beginning Saturday, Jan. 15, insurance companies must cover up to eight take-home COVID tests per month for every person covered under their insurance plan. President Jo...
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Facts Matter: Sotomayor exaggerated number of children severely affected by COVID-19Jan 15, 2022 12:00 am - The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased rapidly over the past few weeks due to the spread of the omicron variant. Supreme Court Justice Sonia So...
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Westmont Community Center hosting vaccine clinicJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - The state of Illinois is bringing a COVID-19 vaccination clinic to Westmont Sunday. Initial vaccine doses and boosters will be available for people ages 12 years and old...