Articles filed under Health Crises
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EXPLAINER: What's known about J&J's vaccine and rare clotsApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - A rare, rogue immune response is the main suspect as authorities investigate highly unusual blood clots following use of two similar COVID-19 vaccines from Johnson & Joh...
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Northwest Fourth-Fest in Hoffman Estates shelved for 2nd straight yearApr 13, 2021 5:00 am - Hoffman Estates officials have canceled the village's Northwest Fourth-Fest around the Fourth of July for a second consecutive year due to the lingering COVID-19 pandemi...
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Schaumburg cancels Prairie Arts Festival againApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg is canceling its Prairie Arts Festival for the second consecutive year due to ongoing state guidelines restricting large gatherings, village officials announc...
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U.S. recommends 'pause' for J&J shots in blow to vaccine driveApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a "pause" in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangero...
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Lake County to host virtual town hallApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart with top officials will host a virtual town hall at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 21. Panelists will discuss the most current information ab...
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Wheaton Public Library to host COVID-19 Q&A with Northwestern expertApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - The chief medical officer of Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield will give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of the virus variants ...
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Officials: No known cases of serious side effects from J&J in Illinois or suburbsApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Suspending the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine while U.S. authorities examine six cases of blood clots in people who received the shots should not impinge on...
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State sued over COVID-19 death at the LaSalle Veterans' HomeApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A wrongful-death lawsuit on behalf of a Korean War veteran who contracted COVID-19 at the LaSalle Veterans' Home accuses the facility of negligent care tha...
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Illinois expecting half a million new vaccine doses this weekApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers have received another 342,670 vaccine doses, state health officials reported Tuesday. It's part of a 551,590-dose allocation the state is expe...
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What you need to know about the J&J vaccine pauseApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Federal health officials Tuesday called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after reporting six women 18 to 48 years old had dev...