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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...
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kidsOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details r...
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So, who can get which booster shots now? Here's a quick guideOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The booster shots to further vaccinate against COVID-19 that have been administered recently are only Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, but demand is expected to rise in the co...
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DuPage Mobile Vaccination Care Van to stop at Villa Park church Oct. 24Oct 21, 2021 11:00 pm - The DuPage Country Mobile Care Van for COVID vaccine shots will be stationed at the Cornerstone Chinese Church on Sunday, October 24, from 12-2 pm. Booster shots will be...
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CDC: Mishandling of flu, other vaccines led to 2018 outbreakOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Federal health officials have concluded that a 2018 outbreak of infections in three states was caused by the improper storage, handling and admini...