Articles filed under Health Crises
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WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except EuropeNov 10, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10% in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both...
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EU regulator evaluating Moderna shot for children ages 5-11Nov 10, 2021 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator said Wednesday that it has started evaluating whether to authorize Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to...
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New COVID-19 cases shoot up by 2,799 in a dayNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Public health officials are 'watching the situation closely'
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Naperville hospital ordered to let COVID-19 patient receive ivermectin from unvaccinated doctorNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 patient at Edward Hospital has received the controversial drug ivermectin after a DuPage County judge ordered the Naperville hospital to allow an unvaccinated...
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Wheaton church offers kids COVID-19 vaccine clinicsNov 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Children ages 5 or older can receive their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesdays, Nov. 17 and Dec. 8. It is also open to those eligible for a booster shot. ...
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Pfizer asks FDA to OK COVID-19 booster shots for all adultsNov 09, 2021 6:00 am - Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older, a step that comes amid concern about increased spread of the coron...
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Constable: Holidays provide opportunity for loving discussions instead of angry confrontationsNov 09, 2021 4:30 am - The holidays often give us a chance to get together with loved ones who bring to our tables cranberry sauce, latkes, samosas, marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, pecan pi...
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'Essential we make the right call': HHS secretary visits suburbs to urge kids' COVID-19 shotsNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra used the backdrop of Waukegan, a community hard hit by COVID-19, to urge parents Tuesday to schedule vaccinati...
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U-46 offers COVID-19 vaccine clinics at all 40 elementary schoolsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - With federal health officials now recommending that children, age 5 to 11, be vaccinated against COVID-19, Elgin Area School District U-46 is holding optional vaccine cl...
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For All Saints Day, St. Charles church tolls bell 75 times in remembrance of 750,000 pandemic deathsNov 08, 2021 10:00 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church celebrated the remembrance of all those who have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. during their All Saints Sunday services on Nov. 7. The Rev....