Articles filed under Health Crises
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EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?Aug 17, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans. A look at what we know about boosters and how they could help fight the c...
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Some District 303 parents continue to rally against mask mandateAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - A group of St. Charles Unit District 303 parents on Monday again protested the district's decision to abide by Gov. JB Pritzker's executive order mandating that masks be...
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Chicago reinstitutes indoor mask requirement; Pritzker won't follow suit for stateAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - Health officials in suburban Cook County are considering following the Chicago Department of Public Health's lead to reinstitute indoor masking requirements in public pl...
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Deerfield man has first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County this yearAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - A Deerfield man in his 70s has tested positive for West Nile virus, becoming the first human case of the potentially deadly illness in Lake County this year, health auth...
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2 moms from Fox Valley sue over mask mandateAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - A pair of McHenry County mothers are suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker, claiming the mandate requiring their children to wear face coverings at school is an invasion of privacy, ...
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Several suburban theaters are going to require patrons to show proof of vaccinationAug 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Marriott, First Folio, Writers, Northlight, Oil Lamp, BrightSide and Williams Street Repertory in the suburbs are among the growing coalition of Chicago-area theaters re...
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What suburban colleges are doing to motivate students to get vaccinesAug 16, 2021 5:30 am - College of Lake County will give $100 checks to fall semester students with one string attached: proof of vaccination against COVID-19. The college announced the incenti...
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Surprised by the vaccination slowdown? You shouldn't beAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - In July Los Angeles County announced that it was reintroducing mask requirements for all indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status. The cause? A substantial rise i...
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Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big techAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There are plenty of places to turn for accurate information about COVID-19. Your physician. Local health departments. The U.S. Centers for Disease Con...
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COVID-19 cases continue climb, but so do vaccinationsAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - Another 9,126 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed last weekend, including more than 4,000 Saturday, the highest single-day caseload since early April. Other metrics continu...