Articles filed under Health Crises
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Hospitals look at visiting policy in light of flu outbreakNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - With a third fatality related to the H1N1 flu reported last week, hospital officials in Lake County are taking a closer look at their policies regarding visitors. Some a...
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Cook promises H1N1 vaccines for callers, schools, high-risk kidsNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Despite jammed phone lines Monday, Cook County is still making appointments for people to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. Callers had to wait 10 to 45 minutes...
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Kane halts H1N1 shot appointmentsNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department no longer is taking appointments for individual H1N1 immunizations because it can't guarantee when it will receive more, officials said...
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Millions without sick leave fear swine fluNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers,...
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Children learn their part in swine flu preventionNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare. But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character "El...
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Fight the flu with vitamin D supplementsNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - One of the most frequent concerns of my patients is what to do about the flu, both seasonal and H1N1. Although the vaccines may be effective in preventing or lessening f...
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Northwest suburban hospitals tighten visiting rulesOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Area hospitals are limiting visits by children in response to the outbreak of H1N1 flu. And all hospitals are asking that no one visit if they are displaying flu-like sy...
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Vaccine shortage nixes Kane Co. H1N1 clinicsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - All currently scheduled H1N1 mass vaccination clinics in Kane County are canceled until further notice as the expectation of receiving more doses failed to materialize. ...
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Lake Co. H1N1 clinics overwhelmed; Cook making appointmentsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A shortage of doses, a seemingly endless line and damp weather created anxiety and frustration for people waiting for H1N1 flu vaccines Thursday morning in Round Lake Be...
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Third suburban victim succumbs to H1N1 complicationsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A third person in the past week has died because of the H1N1 virus, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The death of a 50-year-old Crystal Lake man at Centegra Hospit...