Articles filed under Health Crises
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22% of kids 5-11 have gotten a COVID-19 shot. Vaccines for 4 and younger? 'Closer to springtime'Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - The number of Illinois kids ages 5 to 11 with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine has nearly doubled since Thanksgiving, Illinois Department of Public Health data show...
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Hoffman chamber honoring business community's efforts during pandemicDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - For a second time, the display of resourcefulness and innovation during the pandemic was among the general nomination criteria for the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerc...
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Vaccine makers racing to update COVID shots, just in caseDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - Vaccine makers are racing to update their COVID-19 shots against the newest coronavirus threat even before it's clear a change is needed, just in case. Experts doubt to...
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UK reports unprecedented jump in early season bird flu casesDec 09, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - U.K. authorities reported an unprecedented jump in early season cases of avian flu in both domestic and wild birds, triggering tight restrictions on poultr...
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Will omicron become the alpha COVID-19 variant over delta? Suburban doctors answer questionsDec 09, 2021 4:30 am - At this point in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Illinoisans are overly familiar with the unpleasantly contagious delta variant that is causing most virus infections in the ...
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'Life is worth fighting for': COVID-19 survivor heads home after months in hospital, mother's lossDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - When she regained consciousness after three months of a medically induced coma to combat a severe case of COVID-19, there was one person Shaquita Slaughter longed to see...
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Carroll tables COVID-19 legislation after receiving threatsDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - After receiving "violent threats," a state lawmaker from Northbrook withdrew his proposal to require unvaccinated Illinoisans to pay their health care expenses - includi...
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COVID-19 update: 9,301 new cases, 54 additional deaths, 3,178 hospitalizedDec 09, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 9,301 Thursday with 54 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the h...
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FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster eligibility to age 16Dec 09, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer's vaccine. The U.S. and many other nations already were urging a...
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Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicronDec 08, 2021 6:00 am - Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear sign...