Articles filed under Health Crises
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'You are the heroes now': Chicago-area time capsule allows kids to share pandemic experiencesAug 14, 2021 5:30 am - The contents of a single cylindrical canister offer a glimpse into the world of 8-year-old Ellie Landa and her younger sister, Calista, as they navigated the isolation a...
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Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systemsAug 13, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vacc...
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US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?Aug 13, 2021 7:00 am - Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection, a policy chang...
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New round of vaccination lottery winners announcedAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Residents in Arlington Heights, Aurora, Hanover Park and Mundelein were among 22 Illinoisans who won $100,000 through the state's vaccination lottery. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
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As Illinois logs highest COVID-19 counts since April, what now with booster shots?Aug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first time since mid-April. The state's seven-day rolling average for new cases stands at 3,046, a...
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Extra COVID vaccine approved for those with weak immune systemsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines ...
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Timothy Christian Schools gets state recognition back after complying with mask mandateAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois State Board of Education officials have reinstated Timothy Christian Schools' recognition status after initially revoking it over noncompliance with Gov. J.B. P...
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Several suburbs get millions in COVID-19 relief grantsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Several suburban communities are among 74 small towns throughout Illinois slated to receive a portion of more than $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief grants. The gra...
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Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlashAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it to...
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WHO expert 'had concerns' about lab close to 1st COVID casesAug 12, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - When a World Health Organization-led team traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said he w...