Articles filed under Health Crises
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As new COVID-19 cases surge, booster for kids comes just in time, expert saysMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - With new COVID-19 cases in Illinois more than doubling in May compared to April, the likely approval of a booster shot for children ages 5 to 11 this week is perfect tim...
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Death certificates reveal that US hit grim COVID milestoneMay 16, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When the U.S. hit 1 million COVID-19 deaths on Monday, the news was driven by a government tally derived from death certificates. But that's not the only...
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U.S. deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years inMay 16, 2022 1:00 am - By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years into the outbreak. That is a once-unimaginable figure t...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up 12.5% this week, 45 more deathsMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - State health officials are reporting COVID-19 hospitalizations are above 900 again for the first time since March 1. Illinois Department of Public Health records release...
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U.S. 'vulnerable' to COVID without new shots, White House official saysMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha has issued a dire warning that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and win...
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WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and AfricaMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its l...
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Biden marks COVID 'tragic milestone' in US at global summitMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at a COVID-19 summit Thursday to re-energize a lagging international commitment to attacking the virus as he l...
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Report: Trump officials, meat companies knew workers at riskMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restri...
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC saysMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation's escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for...
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WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more availableMay 10, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries, saying Tuesday that th...