Articles filed under Health Crises
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Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pillOct 27, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to allow other drug makers to produce its COVID-19 pill, in a move aimed at helping millions of people in poorer countr...
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Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19Oct 27, 2021 7:00 am - A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat ...
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Northwestern students suspected of stealing 4,500 COVID-19 test kitsOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Thousands of COVID-19 test kits have been recovered from Northwestern University students suspected of stealing them from an Evanston campus dormitory. About 4,500 North...
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In defiance of state mandate, Elk Grove mayor says 'masks optional' at local businessesOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson has announced a “masks optional” policy for municipal buildings and businesses in town, in open defiance of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's st...
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Marian Central Catholic, Lake in the Hills elementary school report COVID-19 outbreaksOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two more McHenry County schools have reported COVID-19 outbreaks, according to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Marian Central Catholic High S...
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Vaccination spike comes at deadline for some state workersOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - Daily COVID-19 vaccinations jumped to 70,688 Tuesday, coinciding with a deadline for certain state workers to get their first shot. That total is more than double the av...
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House approves bill would remove 'conscience' as basis for refusing vaccineOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Dem...
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FDA panel backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kidsOct 26, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of...
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Union president says Chicago police would agree to daily COVID testingOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago police union President John Catanzara said Tuesday his union members would agree to testing every day, but he's still encouraging them to defy the city's vaccine...
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DuPage to close mass vaccination clinic as focus shifts to inoculating kidsOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - A DuPage County mass vaccination clinic that reopened earlier this month to administer COVID-19 boosters will shut down again as public health officials prepare to distr...