Articles filed under Health Crises
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Editorial: Rise in COVID hospitalizations indicates need to keep mask mandate through the holidaysNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are rising again in Illinois. By Wednesday, the numbers were already 35% higher than when they flattened out in late October. And according...
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Illinois COVID-19 case positivity rate climbs above 3% once againNov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rate is once again over 3%, according to Illinois Department of Public Health figures. The rate has been below that marker s...
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Kane County families giving thanks for pediatric vaccineNov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - Aurora resident Dalila Sanchez couldn't wait for her young children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and is urging other Latinx families to "trust the science." "I know ...
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WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deathsNov 17, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5% in the last week, making it the only region in the world where COVID-19 deaths incr...
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Novavax asks EU drug regulator to OK its COVID vaccineNov 17, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator said it received an application from Novavax to authorize the American biotechnology company's coronavirus vaccine, a r...
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US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials sayNov 17, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandem...
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U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials sayNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandem...
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New mural honors health care workers at Central DuPage HospitalNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - A new mural unveiled at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital has layers of meaning. It's dedicated to "health care heroes" who've endured surge after surge of C...
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Illinois outpacing national vaccination rate for younger childrenNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois children ages 5 to 11 are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a faster pace than most kids their age across the country. So far, Illinois Depa...
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U.S. offering investment to boost COVID-19 vaccine capacityNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Pressed to address gaping inequality in global COVID-19 vaccines, the Biden administration took steps Wednesday to make billions of dollars available to dru...