Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra dosesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another was plucked from a list of ...
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2 films offer 2 tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversaryJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Two new films about Wuhan were released Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the co...
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How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sitesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymna...
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IDPH issues new sports guidelines; all sports allowed for regions in Phase 4Jan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday all regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can play all high school spo...
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Find COVID-19 testing sites, vaccine info at Kane County Health's websiteJan 21, 2021 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is now administering COVID-19 vaccinations to an additional group of more than 1,600 Group 1A health care workers and Group 1B essentia...
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FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shotsJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus....
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Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homesJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care loc...
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Mobile labs take vaccine studies to diverse neighborhoodsJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Lani Muller doesn't have to visit a doctor's office to help test an experimental COVID-19 vaccine - she just climbs into a bloodmobile-like van that park...
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Indian-American federation providing free COVID-19 testingJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - The Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago, whose founder President Sunil Shah is a Schaumburg resident, demonstrated its dedication to the local community last we...
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5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccineJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - PUNE, India - At least five people were killed in a fire that broke out Thursday at a building under construction at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccin...