Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 update: Average daily cases down by more than half this month; new vaccine delay?Feb 16, 2021 12:00 am - The daily average of new COVID-19 cases has dropped by more than half in February so far compared to January's, a positive trend given the erratic supply of vaccines in ...
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Kane County sheriff's office helps get court workers vaccinatedFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version had incorrect information about why state Sen. Don DeWitte was vaccinated Tuesday at the Kane County sheriff's office. The Kane County sheriff's ...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 16Feb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 496,064 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depar...
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DuPage Medical Group doctor offers tips on how to prepare for COVID-19 vaccineFeb 15, 2021 10:00 pm - As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available for public distribution, more people are becoming vaccinated every day. While the approved vaccines have proven to...
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Guinea declares Ebola epidemic, neighboring countries actFeb 15, 2021 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people have died and four others have been infected in the West Africa...
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New enrollment window opens for health insurance shoppersFeb 15, 2021 6:00 am - Health insurance shoppers stuck in a bad plan or unable to find coverage have a new option for help. A sign-up window opened Monday for government insurance markets and...
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WHO authorizes AstraZeneca's COVID vaccine for emergency useFeb 15, 2021 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - The World Health Organization has granted an emergency authorization to AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, a move that should allow the U.N. agency's part...
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Illinois surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 deathsFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - More than 20,000 Illinois residents have now died from COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced Monday. IDPH officials reported 41 more deaths ...
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Suburbs lag behind most counties in vaccinating people age 65-plusFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - While state health officials say nearly 31% of Illinois residents age 65 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, that's not what's happening i...
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COVID mobile testing in Lake CountyFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 mobile testing unit will be in the Lake County area three times in the next week, the Lake County Health Department announced Monday in a news release. The un...