Articles filed under Health Crises
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Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger 'Inequity 2.0'Dec 15, 2021 12:00 am - CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland - The head of vaccine alliance Gavi, which is leading a U.N.-backed push to get COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, said that he's...
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EU regulators: J&J vaccine booster OK to give after 2 monthsDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The European Union drugs regulator said Wednesday that people 18 and older can receive a booster shot for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine...
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Colleges go back to drawing board - again - to fight COVIDDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Facing rising infections and a new COVID-19 variant, colleges across the U.S. have once again been thwarted in seeking a move to normalcy and are starting to require boo...
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U.S. COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine driveDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost afte...
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A retro feel to Biden's plan for covering over-the-counter virus testingDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration's plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests echoes a bygone era when the companies proces...
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Poland's COVID deaths highest since April, new restrictionsDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poland on Wednesday registered the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high daily rate of new coronavirus infections...
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Hines VA to offer flu shots, health care enrollment to Elgin-area veterans Dec. 17Dec 14, 2021 10:00 pm - On Friday, Dec. 17, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Community Outreach Team will offer flu vaccinations, blood pressure checks, and enroll interested veterans into VA he...
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Pfizer confirms COVID pill's results, potency versus omicronDec 14, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of ...
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Kane County Board wants mass vaccination site to stay open, Dems trade blameDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - With the surprise announcement last week that Kane County's COVID-19 mass vaccination site would close this week, county board members scrambled to keep the shots flowin...
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Pfizer confirms COVID pill's results, potency versus omicronDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental pill to treat COVID-19 appears effective against the omicron variant. The company also said full results of its 2,...