Articles filed under Health Crises
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Harper College joins Vaccine Challenge, hosts June 29 clinicJun 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Harper College has partnered with the White House to join the COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, a nationwide effort to get as many Americans as possible vaccinated and...
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Six Flags ticket giveaway at Elgin vaccination clinic FridayJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - All youths ages 17 and under who receive a COVID-19 vaccination at a clinic Friday in Elgin will receive two free tickets to Six Flags Great America. The Kane County He...
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Why the White House will miss its Independence Day vaccination targetJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Standing in the State Dining Room on May 4, President Joe Biden laid out a lofty goal to vaccinate 70% of American adults by Independence Day, saying the U....
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DuPage, McHenry, Will counties report no new COVID-19 casesJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Three suburban counties reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. DuPage, McHenry and Will counties all reported zero new cases, according to Illinois Department of Publi...
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Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinatedJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that d...
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Experts: Benefits of COVID vaccine outweigh small heart riskJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Federal officials said Wednesday they plan to strengthen cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines - chest pain and heart inflammation,...
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Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemicJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tues...
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COVID-19 update: 27,737 more vaccine doses, but 258 new cases and 8 more deaths in IllinoisJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois health officials said Wednesday they had given 27,737 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the previous 24 hours, but at the same time 258 new cases were confirm...
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Vernon Hills officials plan to extend restaurant assistance programJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Dining restrictions have eased, but Vernon Hills village officials plan to extend an assistance program to help restaurants gain a post-pandemic foothold. "Although Illi...
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Batch of mosquitoes in Lake County tests positive for West Nile virusJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - A batch of mosquitoes sampled June 16 in Lake Bluff has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed indicator of the virus' presence in Lake County this yea...