Articles filed under Health Crises
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Kane County health officials encouraged by improving COVID-19 hospitalization numbersApr 21, 2022 5:15 am - COVID-19 cases are rising again in Kane County, but the number of people hospitalized by the infection is falling. That's spawning an optimistic view of the impact of th...
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Illinois DNR recommends taking down bird feeders due to avian flu outbreakApr 21, 2022 1:00 am - State wildlife officials on Thursday advised Illinois residents to temporarily take down bird feeders and bird baths to help curtail the spread of avian flu. The Illinoi...
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'Everybody's on edge': What bird flu outbreak means for county fairs, flock ownersApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - The Illinois poultry industry so far has been spared from a bird flu outbreak rippling through flocks around the Midwest. There have been no infections reported among co...
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Avian flu threat means suburban zoo, rehab centers have to hide their precious birdsApr 20, 2022 5:00 am - Peacocks usually are free to roam the grounds of Brookfield Zoo, putting on courtship displays this time of year. That seasonal ritual, when male birds fan out their jew...
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No masks on planes, transit? Not so fast, Biden administration says as it files to keep mandateApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - The quandary of masks on transit and planes is back in play after the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling tossing out the COVID-19 ...
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Moderna announces step toward updating COVID shots for fallApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant. On Tuesday, it reported a pre...
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Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads to EU, USApr 19, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections spre...
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No mask rule, remote learning yet amid COVID-19 surge at Dist. 203's Maplebrook ElementaryApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Despite a recent surge in COVID-19 cases at Maplebrook Elementary School, Naperville Unit District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said there are no plans to require mask...
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As Pritzker lifts mandate on transit, masks now optional on Metra, CTA, Pace and at airportsApr 19, 2022 1:00 am - Metra, Pace and CTA passengers who rode to work Tuesday morning wearing masks were allowed to go home with or without face coverings after two days of rapidly evolving p...
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Officials say bird flu found at 3rd Indiana duck farmApr 18, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Avian influenza has been detected in a third northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Monday. Laboratory testing of a third commercial duck ...