Articles filed under Health Crises
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising, but more slowlySep 07, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continued to creep up over the weekend, climbing to 2,333 patients Tuesday, including 551 in intensive care, according to Illinois ...
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EU regulator evaluating if COVID vaccine booster is neededSep 06, 2021 7:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - The European Union's drug regulator said Monday that it has started an expedited evaluation on whether to recommend a booster dose of the coronavirus va...
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UNAIDS chief says behavior of ex-staffer was 'unacceptable'Sep 06, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.N. AIDS agency acknowledged in an internal email last week that the behavior of a former top official toward women was 'œunacceptable'ť and was permi...
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Concerns rise over UK flu outbreak amid vaccine delaysSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - One of the U.K.'s largest suppliers of seasonal influenza vaccines warned Saturday that there could be delivery delays of up to two weeks as a result of a ...
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Is long COVID a concern for children?Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Millions of U.S. children and teens have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Fortunately, they have been less likely than adults, so far, to ...
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Efforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19Sep 03, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old parasite drug to treat COVID-19, warning that it can cause ...
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Governor in hospital with flu symptoms; COVID tests negativeSep 03, 2021 7:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was admitted to a hospital Friday with flulike symptoms that have lasted for days, and after having tested negative ...
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Parents may plead, but no wiggle room on vaccines for kids under 12, pediatricians warnSep 03, 2021 5:00 am - With the extremely contagious delta variant estimated to be causing most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some parents might be tempted to ask doctors to fudge the rules and ...
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Ross, Hoyer feeling fine after testing positive for COVID-19Sep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesman for the team said Ross and Hoyer are feeling fine a...