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Cook County opens 22,000 more vaccination appointmentsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Health opened about 22,000 first-dose appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday afternoon for time slots on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Locations wil...
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Company producing J&J vaccine had history of violationsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. healt...
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COVID-19 pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3 million last yearMar 31, 2021 7:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic pushed total U.S. deaths last year beyond 3.3 million, the nation's highest annual death toll, the government reported Wednesday. The coronavirus c...
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Man's Ebola relapse spawned dozens of new cases in AfricaMar 31, 2021 7:00 am - A man in Africa who developed Ebola despite receiving a vaccine recovered but suffered a relapse nearly six months later that led to 91 new cases before he died. The rep...
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More than 1,000 shots given to seniors, others at Arlington Heights clinicMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - The Arlington Ridge Center in Arlington Heights hosted a mass vaccination clinic Wednesday for seniors and others in categories 1B and 1B+. Some 1,170 doses of the Pfize...
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How many fully vaccinated in Illinois have still gotten COVID-19, been hospitalized?Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Wednesday that 17 people in the state who were considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since been hospi...
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COVID-19 vaccination site opens Thursday in WaukeganMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - A state-supported mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open Thursday at 102 W. Water St. in Waukegan. It's the same location mass testing was offered last fall. Free vac...
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Cook County expands vaccine eligibility to 1C, opens more appointments todayMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials announced today individuals eligible for COVID-19 vaccines under the state's Phase 1C category are now able to make appointments for shots. ...
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teensMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group bef...
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How the pandemic has affected small businesses in IllinoisMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Hospitality jobs in Illinois have declined nearly 52% since the pandemic began, according to new data, as lawsuits continue against the governor's orders t...