Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mask-optional policies questioned as children and teens lead in new Illinois COVID-19 casesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Children and teenagers represent the lion's share of new COVID-19 cases, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Since Jan. 3, the state has reported 21...
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Maine South parents, students protest continued maskingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Parents and students who oppose Maine Township High School District 207's decision to keep masks in place while a temporary restraining order against the governor's mand...
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How downstate judge's mask ruling sowed confusion in schools across suburbs, stateFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - When Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against a statewide masking requirement inside schools Feb. 4, it left hun...
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In reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5Feb 11, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 hit another monthslong delay Friday as U.S. regulators abruptly put the brakes on their efforts to speed rev...
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Study: COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strongFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the sh...
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US authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicronFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators on Friday authorized a new antibody drug that targets the omicron variant, a key step in restocking the nation's arsenal against...
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Masks optional in District 58 starting MondayFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Masks will be optional in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 schools starting Monday. School board members voted Thursday to modify the district's COVID-19 mitigatio...
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Stevenson High students' mask protest Friday got unruly, officials sayFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - About 50 students and 40 parents gathered Friday morning outside Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire to protest the school's mask mandate. Superintendent Eric Twadell ...
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Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12Feb 10, 2022 6:00 am - Novavax announced Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine proved safe and effective in a study of 12- to 17-year-olds. Novavax makes a protein-based vaccine -- a different ty...
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Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions easeFeb 10, 2022 6:00 am - Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn't ta...