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COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shotsOct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company's vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday....
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Kane County parents will soon face decision to vaccinate their younger childrenOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - As Kane County prepares to offer vaccines to residents from ages five to 11 for the first time, public health officials are hoping parents in areas like the east side of...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest level since early AugustOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Thursday reported 1,309 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized throughout Illinois. That's the fewest hospitalized with the respiratory disease si...
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What are the next steps toward vaccinating younger children?Oct 21, 2021 1:00 am - It's a waiting game now for parents eager to get their children between ages 5 and 11 vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
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Editorial: You're vaccinated. Now, go get the booster shotOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - How many of us eligible for COVID-19 booster shots would gladly give it up if we knew our shot would go to an unvaccinated person? We suspect plenty would, but alas, it ...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boostersOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone el...
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Pig-to-human transplants come a step closer with new testOct 20, 2021 7:00 am - Scientists temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life...
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Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in RussiaOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infect...
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Advocate fires 400+ workers who refused vaccinesOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health, the largest hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin, has fired more than 400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Almost half ...
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FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines, backs Moderna, J&J boosters - but who can get them still TBDOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone el...