Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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COVID-19 deaths spike to 71, rise in September as Pritzker holds to mask mandateSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 hit 71 Saturday, the most since Feb. 18, reflecting an increase of fatalities from the virus in September. State data Monday shows people dying of C...
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'More frustrating than anything else': McConchie describes his breakthrough COVID-19 caseSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - For an unusual week and a half this August, one of Illinois' most influential Republicans set up shop from a card table in his garage. The quirky setting for Senate Repu...
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Northern Idaho's anti-government streak hampers COVID fightSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Northern Idaho has a long and deep streak of anti-government activism that has confounded attempts to battle a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming...
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UK OKs vaccines for 12 year olds, aims to avoid lockdownsSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain's chief medical officers said Monday that children aged 12 to 15 should be vaccinated against coronavirus, despite a ruling by the government's vaccine ...
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COVID-19 vaccines: Allergic reactions and booster newsSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - Hello, dear readers, and welcome back to our ongoing discussion about the COVID-19 vaccine. We continue to hear from a number of readers who want to receive the vaccine ...
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New church hosts open house and vaccine clinic Sept. 18Sep 10, 2021 11:00 pm - A new church in Villa Park called the Cornerstone Chinese Church will host an open house event on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This family-oriented church...
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CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVIDSep 10, 2021 7:00 am - New U.S. studies released Friday show the COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against hospitalizations and death even as the extra-contagious delta variant swept t...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since FebruarySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 2.6% in Illinois in the past week, to the highest level since Feb. 2. State health officials on Friday reported 2,346 people were hospital...
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Biden: GOP governors 'cavalier' for resisting vaccine rulesSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden called some Republican governors "cavalier" on Friday for resisting his call for far-reaching new federal coronavirus vaccine requiremen...