Articles filed under Health Crises
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How are vaccine providers ensuring the right people get shots?Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Only a small segment of the population is eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations so far, including health care workers, hospital employees, medical professionals and ...
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Philippine cases hit 500,000 amid vaccine strugglesJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - MANILA, Philippines - Coronavirus infections in the Philippines have surged past 500,000 in a new bleak milestone with the government facing criticism for failing to imm...
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Vaccinations Tuesday at Lake County Fairgrounds: What you need to knowJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake for health care workers who are signed up. A date has not been...
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WHO chief blasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go firstJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - GENEVA - The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's "not right" that younger, healthier adults in ...
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Carpentersville man remembered as 'a modern take on the Renaissance man'Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Remembered as "a modern take on the Renaissance man," Norman Kopp of Carpentersville died last week from complications to COVID-19. Kopp, 77, spent most of his life work...
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Districts 75, 120 provide thermometers to families in needJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - As students prepare to return to classrooms, two Mundelein school districts want to ensure any family that needs a working thermometer gets one at no cost. Parents in Mu...
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Elgin lays off six employees due to pandemic-related closuresJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - With some facilities still closed 10 months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Elgin has laid off six employees, including five from parks and recreat...
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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 U.S. states amid winter surgeJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, ...
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Naperville to consider offering grants to utility customers behind on paymentsJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville residents and business owners struggling to pay their utility bills during the COVID-19 crisis could soon be offered some financial relief. The city council o...
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Marklund Philip Center vaccinates 110 residents and staffJan 17, 2021 10:00 pm - The Marklund Philip Center in Bloomingdale became the first of the nonprofit's facilities to receive the coronavirus vaccine Thursday, Jan. 14. Marklund is a residentia...