Articles filed under Health Crises
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U.S. boosting vaccine deliveries amid complaints of shortagesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Answering growing frustration over vaccine shortages, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. is ramping up deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three wee...
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Kane County moving developmentally disabled residents, caregivers to top priority for vaccineJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Developmentally disabled Kane County residents and their caregivers will move into the top priority category and start receiving COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next week. ...
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COVID-19 will kill many more, White House warns as briefings resumeJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing ...
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COVID-19: Five more die in Glenview, NorthbrookJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Five residents of Glenview and Northbrook died of COVID-19 in the past week, and 188 new cases of the disease were diagnosed in the communities, the Cook County public h...
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College of Lake County gets $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief fundsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - The College of Lake County received about $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds which CLC administrators said will make a difference both for the school and its...
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Game on: High school sports to resume, including basketball soon and football in MarchJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - It's game on for high school sports, but in a way the state has never seen. The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday released a calendar for the remainder of th...
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State records most COVID-19 vaccination doses administered since rolloutJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois reported its highest tally of COVID-19 vaccine shots in arms - 53,628 - on Tuesday, as new cases of the respiratory disease totaled 3,751 and 81 more people die...
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Studies extend hopes for antibody drugs against COVID-19Jan 26, 2021 6:00 am - New results extend hopes for drugs that supply antibodies to fight COVID-19, suggesting they can help keep patients out of the hospital and possibly prevent illness in s...
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Indian Prairie Dist. 204 to roll out COVID-19 testing programJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - With the first week of hybrid learning under its belt, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 now plans to phase in a COVID-19 screening program aimed at preventing the spread...
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Relative of virus victim asks to meet WHO experts in WuhanJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - WUHAN, China - A relative of a coronavirus victim in China is demanding to meet a visiting World Health Organization expert team, saying it should speak with affected fa...