Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois hospitals averaging 15% fewer COVID-19 patients from peak of delta surgeSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are down 15% from the peak of the most recent surge two weeks ago. Hospitals throughout Illinois are currently treating an average ...
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Park Ridge parents sue District 64 over quarantine demandSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - Park Ridge parents who were forced to pull their three children from school because the kids hadn't quarantined after a trip abroad are suing over the matter. Lucas and ...
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Flu shot, COVID vaccine clinic Sept. 29 in RosemontSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - State Rep. Brad Stephens of Rosemont and Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri of Elmwood Park are hosting a drive-through flu shot and COVID-19 vaccination event fro...
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Kane County offers vaccination clinics in Elgin, CarpentersvilleSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID-19 vaccines at upcoming community vaccination clinics...
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Illinois to invest more than $40 million in workforce trainingSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by ...
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Hearing delayed in school workers' court fight about COVID-19 vaccination mandateSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - A hearing on a request to prohibit St. Charles and Geneva schools from enforcing the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate on school employees has been delayed. Kane Coun...
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Biden coming back to Illinois, plans to encourage COVID-19 shotsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden will make his second trip to Illinois since July, arriving in Chicago Wednesday to push COVID-19 vaccines with a focus on employers. The president wi...
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CDC approval will get boosters going for 65+, high-risk, including those with risky jobsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in t...
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As COVID-19 cases rise in kids, those 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert saysSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Kids ages 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert says
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Researchers detect malaria resistant to key drug in AfricaSep 22, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimat...