Articles filed under Health Crises
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WHO: Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stableJan 26, 2022 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week, the highest weekly number of COVID-19 cases re...
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Moderna begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adultsJan 26, 2022 6:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Moderna has begun testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 booster in healthy adults. The company announced Wednesday that the first participant had ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases are down, but blood donors neededJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Average hospitalizations for COVID-19 decreased by 17% and new cases shrank by 52% compared to last week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The...
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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...