Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year's celebrationsDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium's word of the year, "knaldrang!" - the urge to party, the n...
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Letter: Media should calm down and focus on the right COVID-19 numbersDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - It has been suggested that at its current pace and high rate of transmission, the Omicron variant could potentially infect every person on the planet. It has also been ...
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Zorn: My entire family got COVID, and yours probably will, tooDec 26, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 recently ran wild through our family. My wife — the most careful of all of us about masking and distancing — was the first to test positive, followed rapidly by...
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Estrich: Home COVID-19 tests sound good, but are they?Dec 26, 2021 12:00 am - By Susan estrich If you've ever done a home pregnancy test, you know what it's like to look for a line that's not there. My problem with my first three home COVID-19 tes...
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Facts Matter: Omicron variant is not just the common coldDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - The omicron variant of COVID-19 has been surging since it was first detected last month, but some social media users are downplaying its severity. “People catch colds mo...
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Constable: With 2021 a repeat of 2020, we put our hope in 2022Dec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Last year at this time, Americans were about to celebrate the arrival of something great. OK, that was a bit optimistic. What we really had was a fervent hope that 2021 ...
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EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in U.S.?Dec 24, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. recently added two new weapons to its small arsenal against the coronavirus: pills that patients can take at home to treat COVID-19. The drugs...
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Saunders: Vaccine shaming is not a solution to COVID-19 pandemicDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - Blaming the unvaccinated is the sharpest tool in President Joe Biden's shed, and that is not healthy for America. Consider Biden's address to the nation on COVID-19 from...
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'I have changed': A nurse suffering long-haul COVID-19 effects looks toward ChristmasDec 23, 2021 7:00 am - Editor's note: Alix Atwell is a nurse and aspiring writer who lives in Barrington and works in Northbrook. In the summer of 2020, she chronicled for the Daily Herald...
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Universal Orlando reinstates mask rule as COVID cases riseDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - ORLANDO - Universal Orlando is reinstating its mask requirements beginning Christmas Eve as COVID-19 cases are surging as a result of the omicron variant. Daily cases of...