Articles filed under Health Crises
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EU drug regulator evaluating Pfizer vaccine for youngstersMay 03, 2021 7:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator said Monday it has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech to extend approval of their coronavirus va...
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Pritzker says state might ease more COVID-19 restrictions soonMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois could ease more COVID-19 restrictions as soon as next week if health metrics continue in a positive direction, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday. That would mean t...
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Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probeMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 deaths at ...
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Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th-quarter growthMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy shrank by 4% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there were signs of a recovery taking pla...
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Aurora reopens grant program for eventsMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora has reopened an annual grant program for local events in light of progress with COVID-19 guidelines laid out by the CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health. ...
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Judge orders Elmhurst Hospital to let patient receive unapproved COVID-19 treatmentMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has ordered Elmhurst Hospital to allow a 68-year-old woman fighting COVID-19 to be treated with a drug not approved for such use by the Food and Dr...
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Reaching herd immunity against COVID in Illinois likely a 'longer process' than hopedMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - When COVID-19 vaccines began flying into the arms of health care workers in December, there was a mass exhale as hopes of quenching the deadly pandemic seemed achievable...
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Employers, insurers push to make virtual visits regular careMay 02, 2021 7:00 am - Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options. Amazon and s...
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McHenry approves $52.7 million 2021-22 budget, with 'extremely conservative' revenue estimatesMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - The McHenry City Council last week unanimously approved a $52.7 million budget, with a more than $520,000 reduction in expected general fund revenues from last year's mu...
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Suburban school districts step up efforts to vaccinate teensMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - As the school year winds down, several suburban school districts are ramping up efforts to get older students inoculated against the COVID-19 virus before they break for...