Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Aromatherapy spray linked to US deaths faces recallOct 22, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had t...
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EXPLAINER: Is it time to get a COVID-19 booster? Which one?Oct 22, 2021 7:00 am - Millions more Americans just became eligible for COVID-19 boosters, but figuring out who's eligible and when can be confusing. And adding to the challenge is that this t...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,300 patientsOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials today reported 1,277 COVID-19 patients are being treated in Illinois hospitals. That's the first time hospitalizations from the respiratory diseas...
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Booster shots outpacing demand for initial round of COVID-19 vaccinesOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - More people in Illinois are getting COVID-19 booster shots each day than are receiving their first or second doses of the vaccine. That's according to new data released...
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District 304 teacher resigns after profane TikTok video goes viralOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The Geneva High School French teacher at the center of a TikTok video controversy submitted her resignation to the district, according to a document for a board meeting....
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Pritzker orders COVID-19 vaccines for day care workersOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order today mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all day care providers. The edict, he said, affects roughly 55,000 workers in the stat...