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Wheeling getting $5.25 million in COVID-19 relief funds, more than originally thoughtAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - Wheeling will receive more than $5.25 million in new federal COVID-19 relief funds, more than originally anticipated. "This is good news for the village of Wheeling," Fi...
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Pritzker reimposes statewide indoor mask mandate and vaccinations for several groupsAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - Less than three months after declaring the state fully reopened, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered a return to mask wearing indoors to counter two months of surging CO...
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Pfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster doseAug 25, 2021 7:00 am - Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker said Wednesday that it has started the application process for a third ...
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DuPage County plans large clinics for COVID-19 booster shotsAug 25, 2021 5:30 am - While several suburban health departments say they have no current plans to reopen mass vaccination sites, DuPage County is preparing to open large clinics to provide CO...
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Pentagon: U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAPAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders t...
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Sources: Pritzker to order indoor masks statewide, require vaccines for school employeesAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday morning is expected to announce a statewide indoor mask mandate for everyone 2 and older as well as a vaccine mandate for all kindergarten...
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Delta will charge unvaccinated employees on the company health plan $200 per monthAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy the airline's top executive says ...
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Boosters could come to nursing home residents and health care workers by late SeptemberAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - As COVID-19 infections inch up at long-term care facilities, plans are ramping up to deliver booster shots to seniors living there, likely by late September, officials s...
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New York governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tallyAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - Delivering another blow to what's left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legacy, New York's new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the stat...
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Editorial: COVID patients must stand up and be countedAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Reporting COVID-19 data is vital. It is vital to know how many cases exist in any community, and where they are. It is vital to know how the most vulnerable populations ...