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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster shots could start week of Sept. 20Aug 18, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta vari...
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State: 21 school districts on probation for not complying with mask mandateAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Since last week, the Illinois State Board of Education has put 21 school districts on probation for flouting a universal mask mandate for students ordered by Gov. J.B. P...
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Three private schools in the suburbs punished for defiance on masksAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois education officials have revoked the recognition of three suburban private schools, saying school leaders defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order requiring masks to r...
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Illinois records most deaths in a day since May; breakthrough cases a quarter of week's deathsAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials reported 45 more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, the most in a single day since mid-May. Additionally, new Illinois data on breakthrough hospitalizatio...
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Suburban vaccine providers await guidance on boostersAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban health departments, pharmacies and hospitals are still awaiting specific guidance from federal and state authorities about how administration of COVID-19 booste...
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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, ...