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State sees 2nd-highest number of test results in a single day, and only 1.7% were positiveNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois recorded the second-highest number of COVID-19 test results in a single-day Friday, and just 1.7% of them resulted in new cases of the respiratory disease. Illi...
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Lawsuits over workplace vaccine rule focus on states' rightsNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - More than two dozen Republican-led states filed lawsuits Friday challenging President Joe Biden's vaccine requirement for private companies, settin...
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UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVIDNov 04, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It also is the first country to OK the...
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COVID-19 cases among Illinois youngsters spikingNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois health officials are reporting a spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases among young children just as many have become eligible for the vaccine. More than 16%...
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U.S. mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4Nov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus we...
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Free flu clinic Tuesday at Des Plaines libraryNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Des Plaines Public Library will host a free flu vaccination clinic on Tuesday. Run by Amita Health, the clinic will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Meeting R...
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Reports: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVIDNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. - Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday's game at Kansas City, according to published reports. NFL Netw...
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'This is a very important moment for our family': Suburban kids start getting COVID-19 vaccineNov 04, 2021 1:00 am - Things were a bit different for 6-year-old Amelia Ateca's return to Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge Thursday. The girl bounced down the hallway, literally ski...
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EXPLAINER: What to know about vaccines for kids aged 5-11Nov 03, 2021 7:00 am - Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of some parents even as others have questions or fears. Late Tuesday, the Centers for D...
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Panel: All US adults under 60 should get hepatitis B shotsNov 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A government advisory committee on Wednesday recommended that all U.S. adults younger than 60 be vaccinated against hepatitis B, because progress against...