Articles filed under Health Crises
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Kane County Health Department to close Elgin Vax site June 25Jun 22, 2021 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that vaccination clinics at the Elgin Vax site, 1080 E. Chicago St. in Elgin, will end this week. The Elgin Vax loc...
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Some parents raise concerns about continuing mask mandate in schoolsJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - A growing number people no longer need to wear a mask when venturing out in Illinois. But as students return to school this fall, many may still be required to wear mask...
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Illinois averaging fewest daily COVID inoculations since JanuaryJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging the fewest daily COVID-19 inoculations since January, when doses were much more scarce. According to Illinois Department of Public Health figures r...
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Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine in JulyJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in early July, offi...
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Weekend COVID-19 figures show 80,017 more shots, 26 deaths, 755 new casesJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Another 80,017 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered over the weekend, state health officials announced Monday. At the same time, six months after COVID-19 vaccines c...
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Constable: Devastation caused by tornados, but also by hedge fundJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - The exodus of columnists from the Chicago Tribune brings to mind the legendary Jack Mabley, who wrote for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago American, the Chicago Today...
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Vaccine hesitancy puts India's gains against virus at riskJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - JAMSOTI, India - In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common refrain among the villagers is that the coronavirus sp...
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Companies give vaccines to workers, boosting Japan's rolloutJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an employer-led drive reaching more than 13 million ...
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Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12Jun 19, 2021 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Guinea has declared an end to an Ebola outbreak that emerged in February and killed 12 people, according to the World Health Organization. The la...
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COVID-19 shots for children 12 to 15 double in two weeksJun 19, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 vaccine shots administered to children ages 12 to 15 has more than doubled in two weeks, Illinois Department of Public Health data shows. As of Fr...