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Waubonsee to hold walk-in vaccine clinicSep 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College will host a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, in the Student Center Café on the Sugar Grove campus, 4S 7...
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EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?Sep 16, 2021 11:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - It's a back to school season like no other for students, teachers and parents across the U.S. Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousa...
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Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemicSep 16, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an 'œalarming'ť increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers. Childhood obesity has been increasing for ...
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Pandemic tie to vision issues seen in Chinese kids' studySep 16, 2021 7:00 am - Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have ha...
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As FDA ponders booster shots, Illinois shows a huge gap in vaccination ratesSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - As U.S. Food and Drug Administration experts debate offering a third Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot to bolster immunity against COVID-19, Illinois presents a steep contras...
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Villa Park church to host open house, vaccine clinicSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - Cornerstone Chinese Church in Villa Park is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18. The open house at 5 N. Princeton Ave. features a church buil...
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Kane Vax Hub offers Janssen COVID vaccine for hospital and school employees before Sept. 19 deadlineSep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department has seen a 100% increase in Janssen (also known as J&J) COVID vaccination requests in the past two weeks, likely due to the State of Il...
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FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meetingSep 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there's enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective - the...
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Anti-mask protests continue near Glen Ellyn school despite concerns from parentsSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-mask protesters again lined the streets outside the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 administration offices Wednesday despite concerns from parents about the safet...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...