Articles filed under Health Crises
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Pace looks to electric buses, Uber rides and express to O'Hare to rebuild COVID-19 damageOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - As Pace prepares its second COVID-19 budget, positives for suburban bus riders include no fare hikes, a future fleet of electric buses and a $2 Uber ride pilot project i...
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Pritzker extends deadline again for state workers to get COVID-19 shots; fourth deal with unions struckOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - State workers in congregate settings, such as prisons and veterans' homes, now have until Oct. 26 to get their first COVID-19 vaccination after Gov. J.B. Pritzker extend...
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COVID-19 has killed 1 of every 500 Illinois residentsOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed one in every 500 of Illinois' 12.7 million residents. The state surpassed that grim milestone recently as deaths from the virus now stand at 25,4...
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In quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticismOct 17, 2021 7:00 am - The first new Alzheimer's treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakthrough when regulators approved it more than four months ago, but its rollout has been sl...
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Facts Matter: Latest vaccine falsehood claims deadly parasite is an ingredientOct 17, 2021 5:30 am - Social media users recently shared a fuzzy, black-and-white image of what is purported to be a parasite in the Pfizer vaccine, they claim is made up of "carbon, oxygen, ...
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Pfizer-BioNTech ask EU agency to OK vaccine for kids 5-11Oct 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech said Friday they have requested to have their coronavirus vaccine licensed for children ag...
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States can reserve COVID-19 shots for younger kids next weekOct 15, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to order doses be...
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FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccineOct 15, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing concern that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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COVID-19 update: 2,413 new cases, 30 additional deaths, 1,550 hospitalizationsOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 2,413 Friday with 30 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the hos...