Articles filed under Health Crises
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McHenry County health officials start in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for residents with limited mobilityJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Jake Marcus, a 29-year-old Crystal Lake resident with a rare genetic condition called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, was given a tight hug from behind by his dad to help hi...
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Taste of Roselle returns July 30-Aug. 1Jun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Roselle is bringing back Taste of Roselle in late July, one of many of the village's summer festivals set to resume as COVID-19 pandemic conditions improve. The food fes...
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WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccineJun 01, 2021 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has issued an emergency use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac for adults 18 and over, the second such authoriz...
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China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible firstJun 01, 2021 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world's first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is lo...
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Top journal editor to resign in fallout over racism podcastJun 01, 2021 7:00 am - The embattled chief editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association is resigning amid a probe of his handling of a podcast on racism. Dr. Howard Bauchner's de...
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What suburban colleges plan to do with latest COVID-19 relief fundsJun 01, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban community colleges set to receive millions of dollars more in federal COVID-19 relief funding in the coming months are stepping up efforts to help students in n...
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Illinois planning to offer a lottery for vaccinated residentsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois will soon join a coalition of states operating lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday. The news ...
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COVID-19 cases shrink in May, but so do vaccinationsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Daily caseloads of COVID-19 dropped by nearly 50% on average in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. The average daily num...
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Elgin sees fewer issues with homeless population, but it's bracing for evictionsMay 31, 2021 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the pressure on Elgin officials last summer to address the city's homeless population. The fear of spreading the infection restricted a...
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COVID-19 update: 521 new cases and 33 more deathsMay 31, 2021 1:00 am - The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois is continuing to decline, data released Monday shows. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 521 new confir...