Articles filed under Health Crises
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Next phase of vaccinations begins Monday, but state warns shots are still scarceJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B Pritkzer said COVID-19 vaccine providers throughout the state can begin inoculating the next group of eligible residents starting Monday, but he warned those ea...
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Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White HouseJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced. The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the defe...
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Some suburban movie theaters reopen, while others hold offJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Several suburban movie theaters reopened Friday with a mix of new and classic films after the Illinois Department of Public Health relaxed some COVID-19 health and safet...
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Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra dosesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another was plucked from a list of ...
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2 films offer 2 tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversaryJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - WUHAN, China (AP) - Two new films about Wuhan were released Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the co...
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How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sitesJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymna...
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IDPH issues new sports guidelines; all sports allowed for regions in Phase 4Jan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday all regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can play all high school spo...
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Find COVID-19 testing sites, vaccine info at Kane County Health's websiteJan 21, 2021 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department is now administering COVID-19 vaccinations to an additional group of more than 1,600 Group 1A health care workers and Group 1B essentia...
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FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shotsJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection with the AIDS virus....
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Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homesJan 21, 2021 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care loc...