Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois Public Health Association puts out call for partners in Pandemic Health Navigator ProgramJan 27, 2021 10:00 pm - The Illinois Public Health Association, in partnership with the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, is reaching out to community-based organizations to participate...
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Frustration, relief and hope amid a slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout for second waveJan 27, 2021 4:30 am - As the slow drip of COVID-19 vaccines continued Tuesday in Illinois, reactions from the latest group eligible for shots ranged from relief at appointments — even if week...
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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn't comply and we...
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Maine East High School could become COVID-19 vaccination site for educatorsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - As Maine Township High School District 207 officials wait to learn if Maine East High in Park Ridge will be a COVID-19 vaccination site, volunteers are being sought to h...
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Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delaysJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns ab...
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U.S. boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortagesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three wee...
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Kane County moving developmentally disabled residents, caregivers to top priority for vaccineJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Developmentally disabled Kane County residents and their caregivers will move into the top priority category and start receiving COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week. ...
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COVID-19 will kill many more, White House warns as briefings resumeJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing ...
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COVID-19: Five more die in Glenview, NorthbrookJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Five residents of Glenview and Northbrook died of COVID-19 in the past week, and 188 new cases of the disease were diagnosed in the communities, the Cook County public h...
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College of Lake County gets $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief fundsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - The College of Lake County received about $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds which CLC administrators said will make a difference both for the school and its...