Articles filed under Health Crises
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Anxiety grows as long-term care awaits COVID-19 vaccinesJan 31, 2021 6:00 am - Frustration is building over the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care sites, where some homes still await first shots while fending off a virus that can devas...
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Here's the latest on new rules for air travelJan 31, 2021 4:30 am - Face masks are mandated on planes. COVID-19 vaccination “passports” could be coming. And in a rare bipartisan clampdown, President Joe Biden has retained a rule from f...
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10 GOP senators propose aid planJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - They ask Biden for talks on more limited stimulus
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As new cases hit 4-month low, state easing restrictions in Chicago, Will CountyJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - In another encouraging sign of progress in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, state health officials reported 2,428 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, t...
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For her 100th birthday, Lombard woman gets a parade in WheatonJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Watching from the garage of her daughter's home, Marianne Kolak celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday with a 10-vehicle drive-by parade in Wheaton. Kolak, wrapped in a...
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State virus positivity rate continues to decline as 65 more people dieJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 65 additional deaths. The dead included 25 p...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 29Jan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 477,277 COVID-19 cases...
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'Simple is beautiful': One-shot vaccine proves effectiveJan 29, 2021 6:00 am - The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released Friday, offering the world a potenti...
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How many variants of the coronavirus are there?Jan 29, 2021 5:00 am - How many variants of the coronavirus are there? There are many circulating around the world, but health experts are primarily concerned with the emergence of three. As a...
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Algonquin-based Community District 300 starts rolling out vaccines to select staffJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Community Unit District 300 received COVID-19 vaccinations from the Greater Elgin Family Care Center, which it started distributing Thursday, S...