Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois to invest more than $40 million in workforce trainingSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by ...
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Hearing delayed in school workers' court fight about COVID-19 vaccination mandateSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - A hearing on a request to prohibit St. Charles and Geneva schools from enforcing the state's COVID-19 vaccination mandate on school employees has been delayed. Kane Coun...
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Biden coming back to Illinois, plans to encourage COVID-19 shotsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden will make his second trip to Illinois since July, arriving in Chicago Wednesday to push COVID-19 vaccines with a focus on employers. The president wi...
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CDC approval will get boosters going for 65+, high-risk, including those with risky jobsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a major new phase in t...
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As COVID-19 cases rise in kids, those 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert saysSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Kids ages 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert says
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Researchers detect malaria resistant to key drug in AfricaSep 22, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimat...
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'Soul-crushing': U.S. COVID-19 deaths are topping 1,900 a daySep 22, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March, with experts saying the virus is preying largely on...
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Increased demand for COVID-19 tests prompts Abbott to reboot Gurnee facilitySep 22, 2021 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories plans to reboot production of its rapid COVID-19 tests at a leased facility in Gurnee, just a few months after closing the operation. "As demand for ...
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Biden doubles U.S. global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shotsSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embra...
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Kane County COVID-19 cases outpacing contact tracingSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - The start of school in Kane County sparked an uptick in COVID-19 cases among younger people. That's created a demand in parents asking for help in getting their kids bac...