Articles filed under Health Crises
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Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in RussiaOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infect...
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Advocate fires 400+ workers who refused vaccinesOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health, the largest hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin, has fired more than 400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Almost half ...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines, backs Moderna, J&J boosters - but who can get them still TBDOct 20, 2021 1:00 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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Illinois' COVID-19 case positivity at lowest point since mid-JulyOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - A key COVID-19 metric has dropped to its lowest level in more than three months, and hospitalizations from the respiratory illness are down more than 14% from a week ago...
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last weekOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased. In ...
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White House details plans to vaccinate children age 5-11Oct 20, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the Wh...
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UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictionsOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but ...
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Fox Valley area chambers to host COVID-19 update Oct. 26Oct 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Chamber Leaders will host a webinar on "COVID-19 Updates from the Kane County Health Department" from 11:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 26. The guest speak...
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South African regulator rejects Russia's COVID-19 vaccineOct 19, 2021 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn't abl...