Articles filed under Coronavirus
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WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the yearSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - GENEVA - Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available f...
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Waikiki resort mandates vaccination for workers, guestsSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - HONOLULU - A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct...
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Risk of COVID-19 transmissions in Cook, McHenry counties inches downSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - The risk of transmitting COVID-19 has dipped a notch in Cook and McHenry counties, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. Both counties dropped from...
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COVID-19 surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloomSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The summer that was supposed to mark America's independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly under the tyranny of the v...
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Aurora's Our Savior to host vaccination clinic Sept. 25Sep 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Our Savior Lutheran Church, 20 W. Downer Place in Aurora, will host the second of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The public ...
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising, but more slowlySep 07, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continued to creep up over the weekend, climbing to 2,333 patients Tuesday, including 551 in intensive care, according to Illinois ...
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Is long COVID a concern for children?Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Millions of U.S. children and teens have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Fortunately, they have been less likely than adults, so far, to ...
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Parents may plead, but no wiggle room on vaccines for kids under 12, pediatricians warnSep 03, 2021 5:00 am - With the extremely contagious delta variant estimated to be causing most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some parents might be tempted to ask doctors to fudge the rules and ...
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Ross, Hoyer feeling fine after testing positive for COVID-19Sep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for the team said Ross and Hoyer are feeling fine a...