Articles filed under Health Crises
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U.S. recommends 'pause' for J&J shots in blow to vaccine driveApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a "pause" in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangero...
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Lake County to host virtual town hallApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart with top officials will host a virtual town hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Panelists will discuss the most current information ab...
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Wheaton Public Library to host COVID-19 Q&A with Northwestern expertApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - The chief medical officer of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield will give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of the virus variants ...
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Officials: No known cases of serious side effects from J&J in Illinois or suburbsApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine while U.S. authorities examine six cases of blood clots in people who received the shots should not impinge on...
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State sued over COVID-19 death at the LaSalle Veterans' HomeApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A wrongful-death lawsuit on behalf of a Korean War veteran who contracted COVID-19 at the LaSalle Veterans' Home accuses the facility of negligent care tha...
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Illinois expecting half a million new vaccine doses this weekApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers have received another 342,670 vaccine doses, state health officials reported Tuesday. It's part of a 551,590-dose allocation the state is expe...
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What you need to know about the J&J vaccine pauseApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Federal health officials Tuesday called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after reporting six women 18 to 48 years old had dev...
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Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumorsApr 12, 2021 7:00 am - For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science's best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of ...
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Immune-boosting drug may help before lung cancer surgeryApr 12, 2021 7:00 am - A drug that helps the immune system fight cancer gave dramatic results when used with chemotherapy before surgery in patients with operable lung tumors, doctors report. ...
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Are 'vaccine passports' for real? Field is wide open on COVID-19 travel IDsApr 12, 2021 5:00 am - There's a lot of buzz about “vaccine passports” that offer digital documentation of a COVID-19 inoculation to ease travel during the pandemic, but what does that really ...