Articles filed under Health Crises
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Education services extended for students with special needsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who ...
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Elgin Area Pandemic Team to host vaccine clinics with Six Flags tickets giveawayJul 27, 2021 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Pandemic Team, with a grant from the Gail Borden Public Library Foundation, will be hosting vaccine events in the next few days. The Johnson & Johnson vac...
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Kaneland Unit District 302 board narrowly agrees to make masks optional in the classroomJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Kaneland Unit District 302 board, in a 4-3 decision with President Teresa Witt as the tiebreaker, approved a back-to-school plan that includes making wearing masks o...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb back over 800 in Illinois, doubling in a monthJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Less than a month ago, hospitals in Illinois were treating fewer than 400 COVID-19 patients, but now that figure has climbed over 800 again for the first time since earl...
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CDC recommends masks indoors in U.S. where cases surgingJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. wher...
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Tokyo hits record 2,848 COVID-19 cases during OlympicsJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Tokyo has reported its highest number of coronavirus infections, four days after the start of the Olympics. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new cases, exceed...
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Does making masks only optional in schools court lawsuits? Some worry more than othersJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - School districts that make mask-wearing voluntary for students too young to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines are "legally reckless" and could be vulnerable to lawsuits,...
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Moderna expanding kids vaccine study to better assess safetyJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Moderna said Monday it plans to expand the size of its COVID-19 vaccine study in younger children to better detect rare side effects, such as a type of...
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Never too late: Cancer centers push patients to quit smokingJul 26, 2021 7:00 am - When cancer patients stop smoking, they heal faster, experience fewer side effects from treatment and lower their chances of tumors returning. Now, top cancer hospitals ...
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States scale back virus reporting just as cases surgeJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of...