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J&J's 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccineFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with ju...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 26Feb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 504,628 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of...
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Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave U.S. exposedFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Just five weeks ago, Los Angeles County was conducting more than 350,000 weekly coronavirus tests, including at a massive drive-through site at Dodger Stadi...
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State reports 34 more COVID-19 deaths, 83,048 more shots givenFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,780 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 34 more deaths. There were 12 deaths in Cook...
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Schaumburg Township, District 54 host vaccination clinicFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township and Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 worked with Jewel-Osco to host a 1B COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday that served nearly 1,100 older ...
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House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line voteFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives th...
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Federal officials hope to vaccinate 6,000 per day at United CenterFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A mass vaccination site will open in the United Center parking lot in Chicago that will make COVID-19 vaccine inoculations available to anyone eligible in the state, fed...
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District 73 plans to double in-class learning timeFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - In-class time for hybrid learning in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will double to four days a week beginning March 15 if all goes as planned. Staff ...
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U.S. advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&JFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option...
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COVID-19 update: 102,670 more vaccinations, 55 deaths, 2,441 new casesFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Vaccine doses hit 102,670 Thursday in Illinois, the second day in a row that more than 100,000 shots were given to protect against COVID-19, state health officials said ...