Articles filed under Health Crises
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Facts Matter: Latest vaccine falsehood claims deadly parasite is an ingredientOct 17, 2021 5:30 am - Social media users recently shared a fuzzy, black-and-white image of what is purported to be a parasite in the Pfizer vaccine, they claim is made up of "carbon, oxygen, ...
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Pfizer-BioNTech ask EU agency to OK vaccine for kids 5-11Oct 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech said Friday they have requested to have their coronavirus vaccine licensed for children ag...
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States can reserve COVID-19 shots for younger kids next weekOct 15, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to order doses be...
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FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccineOct 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing concern that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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COVID-19 update: 2,413 new cases, 30 additional deaths, 1,550 hospitalizationsOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 2,413 Friday with 30 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the hos...
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'A welcoming environment': After pandemic delay, new Wheeling restaurant opens to customersOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - A much-anticipated addition to the Wheeling Town Center dining, shopping and entertainment complex has opened its doors after a pandemic-related delay. Meat & Potato...
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Tuberculosis deaths rise for 1st time in years, due to COVIDOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of people killed by tuberculosis has risen for the first time in more than a decade, largely because fewer people got tested and treated as reso...
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FDA unlikely to rule on Merck's COVID pill before DecemberOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck's pill to treat COVID-19. T...
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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for boosterOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protectio...