Articles filed under Health Crises
-
What you need to know about COVID-19 restrictions easing Friday in the 'Bridge Phase'May 13, 2021 1:00 am - Friday hearkens the arrival of Illinois' long-awaited “Bridge Phase” as part of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan. Guided by a decrease of hospitalizations and new cas...
-
Six Flags donates 50,000 free tickets to encourage youths to get vaccinesMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Six Flags Great America is offering 50,000 free tickets to people getting vaccinated as part of a partnership with the state of Illinois intended to spur vaccinations am...
-
'Get vaccinated — or wear a mask until you do': Vaccinated can largely ditch masks, CDC saysMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated ...
-
US advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for kids 12 and upMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday - just as planned new guidelines say it's OK for people of any age to ...
-
Internal emails reveal WHO knew of sex abuse claims in CongoMay 12, 2021 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - When Shekinah was working as a nurse's aide in northeastern Congo in January 2019, she said, a World Health Organization doctor offered her a job inve...
-
Stronger, more resilient: Hospitals respond to pandemic with growth, changeMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitals grow in knowledge, services after helping community battle COVID-19
-
COVID-19 deaths in U.S. hit lowest level in 10 monthsMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day - the lowest level in 10 months - with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in...
-
Illinois COVID-19 deaths up 22% over a month ago, but cases continue to declineMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying of COVID-19 has increased 22.3% in recent weeks, but the trend is "not significant," the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. D...
-
'As a community, we pulled together': District 225 board retires 2020-21 learning planMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - Some retirements are somber and some are worth celebrating. This one was worth celebrating. The Glenbrook High Schools District 225 board on May 10 resolved to "retire" ...
-
CDC advisers mull how to use Pfizer shots in kids 12 and upMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - States are rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to pediatricians and even some school vaccine clinics as they prepare to vaccinate millions of kids as young as 12. Federa...