Articles filed under Health Crises
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'The fire that's here': U.S. is still battling delta variantDec 02, 2021 12:00 am - While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant, the delta form of the coronavirus isn't finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., sending record numbers ...
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Former congressional candidate removed from school post for spreading vaccine misformationDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - A retired Marine Corps colonel and former GOP candidate in the 8th Congressional District has been removed from a high-ranking position at Chicago Public Schools' Marine...
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1 million vaccine doses administered in Lake CountyDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department says its vaccine providers have administered more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents. According to data from the...
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Illinois' COVID-19 hospitalization count the highest in 10 monthsDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hospitalizations from COVID-19 are at their highest level in 10 months, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data. IDPH officials are reporting 2,4...
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Mysteries of omicron variant could take weeks to untangleDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - A pandemic-weary world faces weeks of confusing uncertainty as countries restrict travel and take other steps to halt the newest potentially risky coronavirus mutant bef...
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Omicron unravels travel industry's plans for a comebackDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw...
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1st US case of COVID omicron variant confirmed in CaliforniaDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White Ho...
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U.S. reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning travelerDec 01, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant Wednesday - a person in California who had been to South Africa - as scientists around the world raced ...
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US panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from MerckNov 30, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of ...
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Panel weighs safety, effectiveness of Merck's COVID-19 pillNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-authori...