Articles filed under Health Crises
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Daily vaccine shots top 120,000 for first time this monthMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time this month, the daily number of vaccine shots exceeded 120,000. State health officials Friday announced 126,023 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine mad...
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How Illinois would administer COVID-19 booster shotsMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois public health officials say “if or when booster doses” of the COVID-19 vaccine are recommended, the rollout probably won't involve mass vaccination sites or day...
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Illinois ranks 27th in percentage of residents fully vaccinatedMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - With 37.5% of residents listed as fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Illinois 27th among the 50 states. However, Illinois Depart...
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State plans to pay off federal COVID loans earlyMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Re...
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Workers back in the offices? Experts expect permanent change to suburban cubicle cultureMay 19, 2021 11:00 pm - While last week's move to the ”Bridge Phase” of reopening in Illinois was a crucial milestone for businesses that rely on customers coming in person, the quandary over w...
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US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers riseMay 19, 2021 7:00 am - Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other...
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'It's a difficult situation': Mask guidance creates issue for businessesMay 19, 2021 5:30 am - As fully vaccinated Illinoisans cast aside masks, thanks to revised government rules, many employers and business owners are feeling their way through the new responsibi...
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DuPage leads region in fully vaccinated rateMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County leads the metro region in percentage of people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, although Chicago has the advantage in terms of sheer numbers, sta...
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Experts: Now Kane County needs people Hispanics trust to persuade them to get vaccinationsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Addressing the disparity in Kane County Hispanic residents receiving COVID-19 shots will take recruiting people they trust to help dispel deep-rooted misconceptions abou...
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JCC Chicago helps community get vaccinatedMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - On the heels of the announcement that the Pfizer COVID vaccine was approved by the FDA for 12- to 15-year-olds, JCC Chicago moved quickly to hold a COVID vaccination cli...