Articles filed under Health Crises
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Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as dauntingJun 06, 2021 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI - The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent it have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier t...
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Illinois closing in on 70% of adults having received at least one vaccine doseJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday reported 342 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and another 37 deaths, as all of the main metrics fo...
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State: 48% of people 12 and older now fully vaccinatedJun 05, 2021 1:00 am - Roughly 48% of Illinois' population 12 years and older has been fully vaccinated and nearly 60% has received at least one dose, according to new data released by the Ill...
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Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progressJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign ...
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FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%Jun 04, 2021 7:00 am - Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration approved Wegovy, ...
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'The risk was too great': How COVID-19 pandemic has affected suburban summer festsJun 04, 2021 5:30 am - Ribfest organizers had reached the point of no return when they decided to pull the plug last month on their 33rd annual event. The Exchange Club of Naperville was hopin...
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Masks anymore? Pritzker sets reopening guidelines as COVID-19 cases continue declineJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - As business owners throughout Illinois prepare to return to full operational capacity next week, the state's latest metrics for new COVID-19 cases continue to show steep...
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US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positionsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April's sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to f...
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Kane County Judicial Center employees celebrate going mask-freeJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - In appropriate fashion, "Freedom" by Aretha Franklin played over a loud speaker as Kane County Judicial Center employees gleefully tossed their face coverings in the air...
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Glen Ellyn History Center hosting mobile vaccination clinicJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Glen Ellyn History Center will offer free walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday during its Vintage Auto Fest. The Illinois Department of Public Health will have a v...