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Bloomingdale Park District to hold May 14 vaccine clinic for age 12 to 16May 11, 2021 11:00 pm - On Friday, May 14, Bloomingdale Park District, in partnership with Rana-Reagan Pharmacy, is holding a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for age 12 to 16 at the Johnston Recreation...
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NIH vaccine designer takes coronavirus research to HarvardMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - The U.S. government scientist who helped design one of the first COVID-19 vaccines and then tackled skepticism of the shots in communities of color is moving to Harvard...
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AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix 'bubble baby' diseaseMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported T...
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US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, fieldMay 11, 2021 7:00 am - The nation's largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U.S. medical establis...
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Dedicated volunteer at Schaumburg's Trickster Center dies after COVID-19 fightMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Angel Salas, a Vietnam-era veteran, sun dancer of the Native American Lakota Nation and frequent volunteer for the Trickster Cultural Center in Schaumburg, died Monday a...
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Get the kids vaccinated? Many suburban parents eager to get it done, but others hesitateMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Julie Herrera never really had to ask her 12-year-old daughter Ella if she wanted to get a COVID-19 vaccine. "I think she knew it had been approved for kids her age befo...
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'Shot and a beer' bill would allow free drink for the vaccinatedMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Free booze with your COVID-19 vaccine? It soon could be possible in Illinois. Legislation filed by Riverside Democratic state Rep. Michael Zalewski would allow Illinois ...
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Illinois surpasses 10 million COVID-19 shots as daily vaccination tallies reboundMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois passed a COVID-19 vaccination milestone with more than 10 million doses having now gone into the arms of people throughout the state. Most inoculations have bee...
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Mask flouting no joke at 30,000 feet, aviation industry saysMay 10, 2021 5:30 am - The minute flight attendants ask airplane passengers to put up their tray tables, there's typically a quick response. But when it comes to COVID-19 mask requirements, c...
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New DuPage program offers COVID-19 vaccine to homebound residentsMay 10, 2021 5:30 am - On Feb. 7, Naperville paramedics responded to the home of 67-year-old Marsha Slaboch to find her unresponsive, not breathing and without a pulse. Her husband, Randy, wat...