Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois' COVID-19 case positivity at lowest point since mid-JulyOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - A key COVID-19 metric has dropped to its lowest level in more than three months, and hospitalizations from the respiratory illness are down more than 14% from a week ago...
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last weekOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased. In ...
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White House details plans to vaccinate children age 5-11Oct 20, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school, the Wh...
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UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictionsOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Under pressure from rising infections and alarmed health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but ...
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Fox Valley area chambers to host COVID-19 update Oct. 26Oct 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Chamber Leaders will host a webinar on "COVID-19 Updates from the Kane County Health Department" from 11:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 26. The guest speak...
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South African regulator rejects Russia's COVID-19 vaccineOct 19, 2021 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The South African drug regulator has rejected the Russian-made coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, citing some safety concerns the manufacturer wasn't abl...
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US regulators lay out plan for over-the-counter hearing aidsOct 19, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription, a long-awaited move intended to mak...
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Kane, DuPage sheriffs: Chicago police shortage due to vaccine mandate isn't an emergency for usOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - At least two suburban county sheriffs say they will send their deputies to help the Chicago Police Department only if city officers are in distress or under duress. So t...
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Pritzker aims for holidays to drop indoor mask mandateOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he'd like to rescind Illinois' indoor mask mandate in time for the holidays, but he stopped short of saying what metrics needed to be hit in orde...