Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois will launch mortgage assistance program this springJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Beginning this spring, the Illinois Housing Development Authority will start accepting applications for homeowners experiencing financial hardship during t...
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Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adultsJan 25, 2022 6:00 am - Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious omicron variant, to see how it compares with the original s...
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EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?Jan 25, 2022 6:00 am - Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in at least 40 countries, including th...
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Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adultsJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated COVID-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious omicron variant, to see how it compares with the original s...
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Cook County opioid deaths likely topped 2,100 last yearJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County likely surpassed the number from 2020 by a wide margin, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's office announced Tuesday. The Coo...
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Lombard blood drives yield more than 100 pints in JanuaryJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - Lombard is encouraging residents to become blood donors due to critical blood donation shortages across the country. January is National Blood Donor Month, and Lombard h...
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Vaccination rates in the suburbs for kids 5 to 11 among state's highest but inconsistentJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccination rates for children ages 5 to 11 in the suburbs and Chicago are among the highest in the state, but significant gaps exist between counties, state da...
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FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don't work vs. omicronJan 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they don't work against the omicron variant that now accounts for...
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Extra cash for low-income mothers may influence baby brainsJan 24, 2022 6:00 am - New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants' brain development. Brain measurements at age 1 showed faster activity in key brai...
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2 years ago, Illinois' first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. 2.8 million (and counting) followed.Jan 24, 2022 4:30 am - It's now been two years since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Illinois. A Chicago woman who had just returned from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, began exhi...