Articles filed under Health Crises
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Her 26-year-old fiance died from COVID-19. Now, she's telling people to get vaccinated.Sep 09, 2021 5:30 am - For five days, Solomon Deloach waged a desperate battle against COVID-19 to stay alive and come home to his family. On Aug. 2, breathing with difficulty and in an ICU be...
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Gail Borden Library hosting combo flu/COVID vaccination clinic FridaySep 09, 2021 1:00 am - The Gail Borden Library will host a combination flu and COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday in Elgin. The clinic is offered in partnership with Walgreens and will be hel...
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Pritzker won't follow Biden's lead on vaccine requirement just yetSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Governor urges shots, but unvaccinated workers still can submit to weekly tests
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'Our patience is wearing thin': Biden tells employers of 100+ to require vaccines or testsSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 10...
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WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the yearSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - GENEVA - Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available f...
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Waikiki resort mandates vaccination for workers, guestsSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - HONOLULU - A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees and guests. Starting Oct...
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Risk of COVID-19 transmissions in Cook, McHenry counties inches downSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - The risk of transmitting COVID-19 has dipped a notch in Cook and McHenry counties, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. Both counties dropped from...
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COVID-19 surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloomSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The summer that was supposed to mark America's independence from COVID-19 is instead drawing to a close with the U.S. more firmly under the tyranny of the v...
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Aurora's Our Savior to host vaccination clinic Sept. 25Sep 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Our Savior Lutheran Church, 20 W. Downer Place in Aurora, will host the second of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The public ...
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Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19Sep 07, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause ...