Articles filed under Health Crises
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So, who can get which booster shots now? Here's a quick guideOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The booster shots to further vaccinate against COVID-19 that have been administered recently are only Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, but demand is expected to rise in the co...
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DuPage Mobile Vaccination Care Van to stop at Villa Park church Oct. 24Oct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The DuPage Country Mobile Care Van for COVID vaccine shots will be stationed at the Cornerstone Chinese Church on Sunday, October 24, from 12-2 pm. Booster shots will be...
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CDC: Mishandling of flu, other vaccines led to 2018 outbreakOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Federal health officials have concluded that a 2018 outbreak of infections in three states was caused by the improper storage, handling and admini...
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COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shotsOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company's vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday....
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Kane County parents will soon face decision to vaccinate their younger childrenOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - As Kane County prepares to offer vaccines to residents from ages five to 11 for the first time, public health officials are hoping parents in areas like the east side of...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest level since early AugustOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Thursday reported 1,309 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized throughout Illinois. That's the fewest hospitalized with the respiratory disease si...
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What are the next steps toward vaccinating younger children?Oct 21, 2021 1:00 am - It's a waiting game now for parents eager to get their children between ages 5 and 11 vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
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Editorial: You're vaccinated. Now, go get the booster shotOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - How many of us eligible for COVID-19 booster shots would gladly give it up if we knew our shot would go to an unvaccinated person? We suspect plenty would, but alas, it ...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boostersOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone el...
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Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new testOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - Scientists temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life...