Articles filed under Health Crises
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Schaumburg Township, District 54 host vaccination clinicFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township and Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 worked with Jewel-Osco to host a 1B COVID-19 vaccination clinic Friday that served nearly 1,100 older ...
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House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line voteFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives th...
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Federal officials hope to vaccinate 6,000 per day at United CenterFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - A mass vaccination site will open in the United Center parking lot in Chicago that will make COVID-19 vaccine inoculations available to anyone eligible in the state, fed...
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District 73 plans to double in-class learning timeFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - In-class time for hybrid learning in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will double to four days a week beginning March 15 if all goes as planned. Staff ...
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U.S. advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&JFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option...
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COVID-19 update: 102,670 more vaccinations, 55 deaths, 2,441 new casesFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Vaccine doses hit 102,670 Thursday in Illinois, the second day in a row that more than 100,000 shots were given to protect against COVID-19, state health officials said ...
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Lake County helping seniors get vaccinesFeb 26, 2021 12:00 am - Additional volunteers are in place to help Lake County senior citizens get help and vaccine information over the phone. The Lake County Health Department provides suppor...
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the USFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors' offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Flu has virtually disa...
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New coronavirus variant in New York spurs caution, concernFeb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Another mutated version of the coronavirus has popped up in New York City, and experts reacted to the the news with a mixture of caution and concern. The...
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Des Plaines council candidates divided on support for COVID-related restaurant rulesFeb 25, 2021 4:20 am - Des Plaines City Council candidates are split on whether city hall should have enforced temporary bans on indoor restaurant dining and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. P...