Articles filed under Coronavirus
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'Essential we make the right call': HHS secretary visits suburbs to urge kids' COVID-19 shotsNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra used the backdrop of Waukegan, a community hard hit by COVID-19, to urge parents Tuesday to schedule vaccinati...
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U-46 offers COVID-19 vaccine clinics at all 40 elementary schoolsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - With federal health officials now recommending that children, age 5 to 11, be vaccinated against COVID-19, Elgin Area School District U-46 is holding optional vaccine cl...
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For All Saints Day, St. Charles church tolls bell 75 times in remembrance of 750,000 pandemic deathsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church celebrated the remembrance of all those who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. during their All Saints Sunday services on Nov. 7. The Rev....
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Grandparents await hugs, spouses reunite as US borders openNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO - The U.S. fully reopened its borders with Mexico and Canada on Monday and lifted restrictions on travel that covered most of Europe, setting the stage for emo...
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EXPLAINER: How U.S. rules on international travel are changingNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, Sout...
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Application period for new round of rental aid delayed one monthNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application period for a new round of financial assistance to renters through the Illinois Housing Development Authority will be delayed one month as t...
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Pritzker signs change to Health Care Right of Conscience ActNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a controversial amendment that bars the use of moral objections as a reason for refusing to comply with workplace COVID-19 requiremen...
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COVID-19 case averages up 18% in a week, hospitalizations up 4% with more unvaccinated patientsNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - Average daily COVID-19 infections have grown by 18.7% in November compared to late October, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. From Nov. 1 through ...
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Elgin Area Pandemic Team supervisor to testify at U.S. Congressional Select Subcommittee Nov. 10Nov 07, 2021 10:00 pm - Martha Martinez, supervisor of the Elgin Area Pandemic Team, has been invited to testify at the U.S. Congressional Select Subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus crisis ...
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Report: U.S. cancels vaccine maker's multimillion dollar dealNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government has canceled a multimillion dollar deal with Emergent BioSolutions, a Maryland-based vaccine manufacturer with facilities in Baltimor...