Articles filed under Health Crises
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Awaiting trial for murder, Algonquin eye doctor dies of COVID-19Jan 08, 2022 12:00 am - An Algonquin eye doctor who had been awaiting trial for the 2019 first-degree murder of his girlfriend, and who was investigated in his wife's suspicious death eight yea...
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The higher the vaccination rate, the lower the death rate: How Illinois is proving itJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Before COVID-19 vaccines became available in late 2020, the virus had claimed 145 of every 100,000 Illinois residents. That was the 11th highest mortality rate for COVID...
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FDA shortens timing of Moderna booster to 5 monthsJan 07, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Friday shortened the time that people who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine have to wait for a booster - to five months rather tha...
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How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19?Jan 07, 2022 6:00 am - How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap. The viru...
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As omicron spreads, Europe scrambles to shore up health careJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Troops have been deployed to London hospitals. Health care workers infected with COVID-19 are treating patients in France. The Netherlands is un...
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District 63 going to remote learning because of COVID-19Jan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Six of East Maine School District 63's seven schools will shift to remote learning next week because of the COVID-19 crisis, officials announced Friday. The decision app...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip for first time since Dec. 24 as suburbs hit vaccination milestonesJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 7,096 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois — two fewer patients than the day before. It's the fir...
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Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learningJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - DETROIT - Parent Latonya Peterson sums up her frustration over Detroit schools returning - at least temporarily - to virtual learning in three short words: "I hate it." ...
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Lightfoot: Hopeful for deal in COVID teachers disputeJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago's mayor again blamed the city's powerful teachers union for a third day of canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district Friday, but said she ho...
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East Aurora High, 2 middle schools on remote learning due to COVID-19 staffing issueJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - East Aurora High School and two middle schools are doing remote learning, due to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19. East Aurora District 131 Superintendent Jennifer ...