Articles filed under Health Crises
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Deep South falls behind in coronavirus vaccine driveJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - ATLANTA - The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that h...
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Biden's virus plan: 100 million shots just the startJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - Getting 100 million shots in Americans' arms in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan, President-elect Joe Biden declared F...
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Low-risk high school sports return for some regions, but not in suburbsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker loosened mitigations in some regions Friday, opening the door for low-risk sports to resume though not in suburban areas. Region 1 (including DeKalb, ...
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UK toughens up borders over Brazil virus variant fearsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - LONDON - The U.K. moved Friday to toughen up its entry requirements beyond its surprise decision to ban travel from South America and Portugal in the face of a new virus...
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Outdoor dining music noise complaints? St. Charles says "Acoustic, yes. Amplified, no."Jan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Through expanded outdoor dining options, St. Charles officials have tried to create ways to help struggling restaurants and bars survive the financial effects of the COV...
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Round Lake-area students set for partial return in MarchJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is planning to return students to classrooms under a hybrid learning plan with some students beginning March 8, almost a year after the...
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Lake County wants residents ready to get, give shots as vaccine supplies increaseJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccines slowly have been arriving in Lake County, but health officials are thinking ahead to when supplies increase. As 60,000 doses are being administered by ...
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Online sign-ups complicate vaccine rollout for older peopleJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - DENVER - Howard Jones, who's 83, was on the phone for three to four hours every day trying to sign up for a coronavirus vaccine. Jones, who lives alone in Colorado Sprin...
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Midwestern University gets approval to distribute COVID-19 vaccinesJan 14, 2021 10:00 pm - As the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination effort continues, Midwestern University's Multispecialty Clinics in Illinois and Arizona have been approved as COVID-19 vaccine Po...
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic originsJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - WUHAN, China - A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive inv...