Articles filed under Health Crises
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Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kidsJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated at an early enough age, according to a study published Thursday. The researche...
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Aiming to make CDC nimble, agency director has rankled manyJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top U.S. public health agency has been criticized as too slow to collect and act on new information. Now...
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More than 2 dozen drugmakers to make Merck's COVID-19 pillJan 20, 2022 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A U.N.-backed organization announced Thursday that it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck's COV...
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'Our entire department is mourning': Aurora police sergeant dies of COVID-19Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police sergeant has died from complications of COVID-19, the department's second virus-related death in just more than a week. Sgt. Ken Thurman contracted COVI...
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Attorney general says COVID-19 testing company won't reopen in 'foreseeable future'Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A suburban COVID-19 testing company that halted operations amid complaints about missing results and reports of pending investigations will not reopen in Illinois in “th...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rates rapidly declineJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Almost as rapidly as they climbed, suburban seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rates are falling. The combined seven-day case positivity rate for suburban Cook County al...
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Prior infection, vaccines provide best protection from COVIDJan 19, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination concludes getting the shots is still the safest way t...
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Pritzker 'cautiously optimistic' about nearly 10% drop in COVID-19 hospitalizationsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations continued their weeklong decline Wednesday, now down 9.8% from a week ago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the steady drop in patients over the past ...
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Des Plaines mayor tests positive for COVID-19Jan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski is isolating himself at home after testing positive for COVID-19. Goczkowski, who had been taking daily coronavirus tests at home aft...
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Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next weekJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that federal officials are emp...