Articles filed under Health Crises
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State eclipses 8 million mark for COVID-19 vaccination shotsApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - More than 8 millions doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Illinois, state health officials said Sunday, and 3,3 million state residents are now fully inoculated ...
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As cases rise, health authorities urge younger people to get vaccinatedApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - With everyone 16 and older now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Cook County leaders on Saturday urged younger people to sign up for a shot as soon as possible. Dr. Kiran...
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Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of colorApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university...
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What suburbs are doing about summer festivals — and what the experts sayApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - To fest or not to fest? That seems to be the question of the summer. Much like states have taken widely different approaches to imposing or easing restrictions during th...
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Hines VA Hospital leads the way in COVID-19 vaccinationsApr 16, 2021 11:00 pm - HINES, Ill. - Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital reached a new milestone April 17, 2021, administering 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses since December, leading the way in vaccin...
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Federal officials reverse limits on fetal tissue researchApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - Federal officials on Friday reversed Trump administration restrictions on using human fetal tissue for medical research. The changes clear the way for using government m...
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Vaccination event for disabled residents scheduled in ItascaApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - The Itasca Park District is hosting a mass vaccination event aimed at disabled residents in the area and their caregivers as well as any residents 65 and older or indivi...
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IDPH: 13 fully vaccinated Illinoisans, or one in every 244,770, have died from COVID-19Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Among the nearly 3.2 million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Illinois, 771 have gotten the disease anyway and 13 have died, Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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Rolling Meadows to host vaccination clinic for its residentsApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows officials will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic exclusively for city residents and are looking for volunteers to help staff the event and a call center...
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Pritzker announces $1.6B in federal funding for early childhood servicesApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Ill...