Articles filed under Health Crises
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Researchers look for COVID, Alzheimer's linksAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome ove...
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E. coli outbreak possibly linked to Portillo's in Glendale Heights, warn health officialsAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - A recent outbreak of E. coli may be linked to a Portillo's in Glendale Heights, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday. Four cases of a toxin producing the...
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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies showAug 06, 2021 7:00 am - Even people who have recovered from COVID-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious delta variant surges - and a new study shows survivors who i...
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How will Pritzker's mask mandate be enforced? State, educators say they've got it coveredAug 06, 2021 5:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's face mask mandate in all schools to curb the spread of COVID-19 was definitive, but with not all parents or every educator on board, it raises quest...
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Cases of COVID-19 jump by one-third in week, DuPage and McHenry hit 'high' transmission metricAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 jumped by 36% in a week, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday, an upswing suburban doctors on the front lines confirmed. The dai...
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United Airlines will require US employees to be vaccinatedAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a rising number of big corporations that ar...
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Illinois State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandateAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday with some new att...
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Novavax seeks OK for COVID vaccine in needy countries firstAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - Vaccine maker Novavax announced Thursday it has asked regulators in India, Indonesia and the Philippines to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine -- offering its s...
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Social services say Kane County shouldn't keep so much COVID money, but it hasn't decided yetAug 05, 2021 5:30 am - Social service providers are pressuring Kane County officials to put less of the $103 million in federal American Rescue Plan money into government expenses and more int...
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Constable: Olympic abuses definitely not part of Elgin gymnastics academy's experienceAug 05, 2021 5:00 am - As another Olympics draws to a close, we not only marvel at the amazing talents of the USA Gymnastics women's team, but we hear their pain. Considered the greatest gymna...