Articles filed under Health Crises
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Naperville hospital ordered to let COVID-19 patient receive ivermectin from unvaccinated doctorNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 patient at Edward Hospital has received the controversial drug ivermectin after a DuPage County judge ordered the Naperville hospital to allow an unvaccinated...
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Wheaton church offers kids COVID-19 vaccine clinicsNov 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Children ages 5 or older can receive their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesdays, Nov. 17 and Dec. 8. It is also open to those eligible for a booster shot. ...
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Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adultsNov 09, 2021 6:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes amid concern about increased spread of the coron...
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Constable: Holidays provide opportunity for loving discussions instead of angry confrontationsNov 09, 2021 4:30 am - The holidays often give us a chance to get together with loved ones who bring to our tables cranberry sauce, latkes, samosas, marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, pecan pi...
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'Essential we make the right call': HHS secretary visits suburbs to urge kids' COVID-19 shotsNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra used the backdrop of Waukegan, a community hard hit by COVID-19, to urge parents Tuesday to schedule vaccinati...
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U-46 offers COVID-19 vaccine clinics at all 40 elementary schoolsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - With federal health officials now recommending that children, age 5 to 11, be vaccinated against COVID-19, Elgin Area School District U-46 is holding optional vaccine cl...
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For All Saints Day, St. Charles church tolls bell 75 times in remembrance of 750,000 pandemic deathsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church celebrated the remembrance of all those who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. during their All Saints Sunday services on Nov. 7. The Rev....
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Grandparents await hugs, spouses reunite as US borders openNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO - The U.S. fully reopened its borders with Mexico and Canada on Monday and lifted restrictions on travel that covered most of Europe, setting the stage for emo...
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EXPLAINER: How U.S. rules on international travel are changingNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - More than a year and a half after COVID-19 concerns prompted the U.S. to close its borders to international travelers from countries including Brazil, China, India, Sout...
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Application period for new round of rental aid delayed one monthNov 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The application period for a new round of financial assistance to renters through the Illinois Housing Development Authority will be delayed one month as t...