Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fallJun 28, 2022 7:00 am - At least some U.S. adults may get updated COVID-19 shots this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it's time to tweak booster doses to better match the most r...
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US grapples with whether to modify COVID vaccine for fallJun 27, 2022 7:00 am - U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the sha...
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Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protectionJun 25, 2022 7:00 am - Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works - just days before regulators debate whether to offer...
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First presumed case of monkeypox announced in suburban Cook CountyJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - State and local health officials announced suburban Cook County's first probable case of monkeypox Saturday. A test at an Illinois Department of Public Health laboratory...
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Monkeypox outbreak growing across BritainJun 24, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British officials said the monkeypox outbreak in the U.K. is growing across the country, mainly among men who are gay or bisexual, or other men who have se...
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Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in USJun 24, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommen...
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Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA banJun 24, 2022 7:00 am - Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban. Juul filed an emerge...
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Lake County urges residents to 'Fight the Bite'Jun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County urges residents to "Fight the Bite" this summer and protect yourself and family from the West Nile virus, an illness spread by mosquitoes. Follow the "4 D's ...
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Krishnamoorthi speaks to significance of FDA's Juul ban, even as vaping company begins appealJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - A day after the Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on the sale of Juul vaping products, Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg spoke to the role the...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations declining slowly, fewer in ICU tooJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials are reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations dipped 5.4% from a week ago. According to Illinois Department of Public Health figures released Friday, 1,...