Articles filed under Health Crises
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Metra spending to bring back trains while projecting riders will take years to returnOct 25, 2021 5:30 am - Metra projects a welcome restoration of train service to pre-pandemic levels plus no fare hikes in the coming year. But the flip side is a 12.5% spike in spending — even...
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Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11Oct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer in moving towar...
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Pritzker says 'robust supply' of 500,000 'kid-sized' doses of COVID-19 vaccine are comingOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - An initial supply of about 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available for Illinois children ages 5 to 11 assuming federal regulators approve shots in the coming...
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Bears head coach Nagy tests positive for COVID-19Oct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Bears coach Matt Nagy came to Halas Hall on Monday morning and went through the same protocols the team has undergone since the start of the pandemic. This time the coac...
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Feder: WLS midday host Dan Bongino threatens to quit over Cumulus Media vaccine mandateOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Cumulus Media, owner of news/talk WLS 890-AM and more than 400 other radio stations nationwide, is on a collision course with some of its biggest personalities over the ...
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Judge: No order barring Chicago police union from discussing vaccine orderOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - An order barring the president of the police union from making public statements encouraging members to disobey the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate expired after a judge...
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New COVID-19 infections continue on downward slope in IllinoisOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state's number of COVID-19 infections continues to shrink, although the rate of decline is slowing, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New infe...
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Pandemic-related tweaks to Health Care Right of Conscience Act emergeOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or test requiremen...
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West Aurora High school nurse leads homecoming paradeOct 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Mary Jo Youngmark, 25-year nurse at West Aurora High School, led the school's homecoming parade Thursday, Sept. 23, as grand marshal. According to West Aurora School Di...
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FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kidsOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - Federal health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary sc...