Articles filed under Health Crises
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Moscow lifts dining restrictions as Russia hits record deathsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Authorities in Moscow on Friday canceled their order that restaurants only admit customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, recovered from the virus o...
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Illinois Extension contributes to vaccination awareness effort in stateJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - There are many factors that influence whether an individual chooses to be vaccinated. A lack of reliable information can create vaccine hesitancy, particularly in rural ...
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WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leakJul 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, a...
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District 211 recommends rather than requires masks for unvaccinated studentsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - During a contentious board meeting in which jeering parents were admonished several times, the board of trustees of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 on Thurs...
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York: Would Democrats still have loved vaccine if Trump had won?Jul 15, 2021 1:00 am - More Republicans than Democrats appear to be "vaccine hesitant" - that is, reluctant for one reason or another - to take the COVID-19 vaccine. They've gotten the treatm...
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Unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 trigger alert in DuPage, KaneJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage and Kane counties have been red-flagged by the Illinois Department of Public Health for rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, nearly all involving unvaccinated patien...
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Estrich: We who wore masks did our bestJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich I have packed up the masks. There may be areas of the country where vaccines are hard to come by, where smart, sensible people are still waiting in lin...
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ECC to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics on July 21, Aug. 11Jul 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Submitted by Elgin Community College Elgin Community College has joined in the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 as a participating college in the White House and U....
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Device taps brain waves to help paralyzed man communicateJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak - and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen. I...
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US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last yearJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far ecli...