Articles filed under Health Crises
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EU commission greenlights Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - AMSTERDAM - The European Union's executive commission gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, providing the 27-nation bloc with a second vacci...
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Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentiousJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in ...
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Pritzker lowers vaccine age requirement as deaths surpass 17,000Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker lowered the age requirement for vaccination to 65 and older for the next phase of inoculations as the state surpassed 17,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday...
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Hoffman Estates hosts virtual 'Parenting in a Pandemic' town hallJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod invites parents and caregivers of children to join the village's upcoming Virtual Town Hall, "Parenting in a Pandemic," at 6 p.m....
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Fauci: US could soon give 1 million vaccinations a dayJan 05, 2021 6:00 am - The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, even as he warned of a dangerous...
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District 207 to sue e-cigarette company over teen useJan 05, 2021 4:30 am - Maine Township High School District 207 will join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs over the company's business practices. The school boa...
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Constable: Rocco Blasi was a man of many plans, until COVID-19 struckJan 05, 2021 4:30 am - Monday should have been a birthday celebration for retired college professor and author Rocco Blasi of Mount Prospect. As difficult as 2020 was in general, Blasi headed...
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UK hospitals stagger under toll from the new virus variantJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation's hospitals ...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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Maine Township high schools start semester with remote learning, but in-person return set for Jan. 19Jan 05, 2021 12:00 am - All Maine Township High School District 207 students started second semester Tuesday with remote learning because of the COVID-19 crisis. After Jan. 19, however, student...