Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA head calls for inquiry into Alzheimer's drug reviewJul 09, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The acting head of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday called for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between her agency's d...
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Do I need to take precautions at hotels if I'm vaccinated?Jul 09, 2021 6:00 am - Do I need to take precautions at hotels if I'm vaccinated? Most people won't need to, but it depends on your situation. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
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Average daily COVID-19 case rate climbs over 400 in Illinois againJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging more than 400 daily new cases of COVID-19 this week for the first time in a month. With Illinois Department of Public Health officials reporting an...
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Illinois guidance changes to allow vaccinated students not to mask in schoolJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois public health officials say they will follow federal guidelines put forth Friday that allow vaccinated students to forego face masks in school this fall, but so...
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Editorial: Illinois' first death-free day is worth celebrating, but it doesn't signal the end yetJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - It's too bad Illinois towns depleted their fireworks displays over the weekend. Because on Monday, the state had another momentous occasion to celebrate: the first day s...
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CDC: Vaccinated teachers and students don't need masksJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing...
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Harper to raffle off scholarships for vaccinationsJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - Harper College is raffling off 10 scholarships worth an entire year of tuition, fees and books for anyone who has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on o...
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FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer's drug amid backlashJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer's drug, U.S. health regulators on Thursday signed off on new prescribing instructions that are li...
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Pfizer to seek OK for 3rd vaccine dose; shots still protectJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, saying Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity...
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Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parentsJul 08, 2021 7:00 am - The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome cou...