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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 ...
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Kane County officials urge vaccine-hesitant residents to act nowAug 24, 2021 11:00 pm - The FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine on Aug. 23 for individuals 16 years of age and older. Kane County officials say the Pfizer U.S. FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine should ...
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Earlier diabetes tests recommended for overweight US adultsAug 24, 2021 7:00 am - Overweight and obese Americans should start getting screened for diabetes earlier, at age 35 instead of 40, according to updated national guidelines published Tuesday. ...
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Edward-Elmhurst, Amita requiring COVID-19 employee vaccinationsAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Two more suburban hospital systems are requiring workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Edward-Elmhurst Health and Amita Health are mandating the vaccine for a...
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Pritzker warns of 'significantly greater mitigations' as COVID-19 patients increaseAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - With more than 500 COVID-19 patients in intensive care throughout Illinois for the first time since April, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of imposing "significantly greater m...