Articles filed under Health Crises
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India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the yearMay 18, 2021 7:00 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - The Serum Institute of India said Tuesday that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to the U.N-backed effort known as COVAX and to oth...
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Constable: Are those who don't wear masks vaccinated or ... 'the other'?May 18, 2021 5:30 am - We are living in a horror movie. Not some slasher flick where a madman carves up sexually active teens, but a real 1956 science-fiction classic made when Americans were ...
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State has fully vaccinated about 44% of eligible IllinoisansMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - About 44% of Illinoisans who are eligible have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. Nearly 10.9 million I...
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Wheeling school to host vaccination clinic for anyone 12 and olderMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - London Middle School in Wheeling will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday for anyone 12 and older, following federal regulatory approval of the Pfizer vaccine for ...
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District 204 anticipating a return to 'pre-pandemic' operations this fallMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - After more than a year of remote coursework, limited in-person opportunities and altered schedules, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 leaders are preparing for schools to...
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Lollapalooza will return to Chicago this summer, for those who get vaccinated or testedMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 won't stop Lollapalooza this year. The music festival will make a comeback July 29 to Aug. 1 in Grant Park at full capacity, Chicago officials announced Tuesday...
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Uncertainty over COVID-19 regulations causes Ribfest cancellationMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - Uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the cancellation of Ribfest for the second year in a row, organizers announced Tuesday, pointing to concerns over how...
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EXPLAINER: Do I still have to wear a mask? What about kids?May 17, 2021 7:00 am - The government's new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules. Target an...
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How funeral homes evolved during COVID-19May 17, 2021 1:00 am - At the crossroads of bridging life and death amid the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral homes in McHenry County faced a grim reality. Funeral homes saw services boom in the spr...
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new casesMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...