Articles filed under Health Crises
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Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 reliefDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won't include $1,20...
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Sinovac aims for 600 million dose capacity for COVID vaccineDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chinese vaccine company Sinovac announced Monday that it is planning to complete a new facility to double its annual vaccine production capacity to 600 ...
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Will the U.S. ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?Dec 07, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not - a comprehensive ...
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West Chicago District 33 to offer free COVID-19 testing Dec. 10Dec 06, 2020 10:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary School District 33, the City of West Chicago, the Illinois Department of Public Health and DuPage County Health Department are partnering to host...
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Student Excellence Foundation creates new fund for students and families in crisisDec 06, 2020 10:00 pm - The new Essential Needs Fund for Students and Families in Crisis established by the Student Excellence Foundation will help provide multiple resources for students and t...
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Even with vaccines, airport testing is here for the long haulDec 06, 2020 5:24 am - Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry are sprinting to a different finish line: airpor...
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On news of coronavirus vaccine, employers wonder: Can we require it?Dec 06, 2020 5:22 am - As news of promising progress on coronavirus vaccines have filled the headlines in recent weeks, labor lawyers say employers have been pressing one question in particula...
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State reports 7,598 new cases, as hospitalizations continue to dropDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday reported 7,598 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, along with 76 more deaths from the coronavirus. That ends a f...
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Editorial: Really? A mask is too much to ask?Dec 05, 2020 1:00 pm - There are all sorts of sacrifices we have had to make in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That some of the restrictions are controversial is understandable. In many ca...
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ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisisDec 05, 2020 6:00 am - When children and teens are overwhelmed with anxiety, depression or thoughts of self-harm, they often wait days in emergency rooms because there aren't enough psychiatri...