Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Report: Illinois nursing homes in crisis with staff shortagesOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A new report released Wednesday says staffing shortages at nursing homes in Illinois have reached crisis proportions and that people of color are most at r...
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FDA grapples with timing of booster for J&J COVID-19 vaccineOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is wrestling with whether and when recipients of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine need ...
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Lake County requiring COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing for 600 employeesOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County will require about 600 of its employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or undergo weekly testing for the virus. The policy was enacted Tuesday by...
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DuPage County reopening mass vaccination clinic for COVID-19 boostersOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County will reopen a large-scale vaccination clinic on Wednesday to administer booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to seniors, workers in high-risk jobs an...
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New COVID-19 cases drop by 27% on average in October, yes to mingling flu and COVID shotsOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - The average number of new COVID-19 cases has dropped by 27% this month compared to September's average, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. So f...
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Are suburban diners interested in eating outside this winter, too?Oct 11, 2021 5:30 am - When Illinois reached the long-awaited Phase 5 of its COVID-19 reopening plan in June, the idea that restaurant customers would be dining outside through yet another win...
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New Zealand's doctors and teachers must soon be vaccinatedOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Most of New Zealand's health care workers and teachers will soon be legally required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the government ...
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Illinois' COVID-19 case rate is the 10th-lowest nationallyOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois has one of the lowest per capita COVID-19 infection rates in the country, though the rate remains much higher than it was four months ago. Illinois' infection ...
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Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pillOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's ...
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Russia's new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highsOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia's daily coronavirus infections and deaths hovered near all-time highs Monday amid sluggish vaccination rates and the Kremlin's reluctance to toughen rest...