Articles filed under Health Crises
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Editorial: Trust the science and take the vaccineDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - Third in an Opinion Series The Daily Herald Editorial Board A Pew Research Center survey found that three out of five people believe scientists should play a role in pol...
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Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID's unfulfilled onesDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - She'd wanted to frame and hang them - just three printed pictures that had been sitting in Lucy O'Donoghue's suburban Atlanta house since the year began. That's all. Yet...
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COVID relief check might be in your account tonight - but it won't be $2,000Dec 29, 2020 12:00 am - COVID relief check might be in your account tonight - but it won't be $2,000
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Belarus, Argentina start vaccinations with Russian shotsDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Belarus and Argentina launched mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot on Tuesday, becoming the first countries outside Russia t...
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'Like a bathtub filling up': Alabama is slammed by the virusDec 29, 2020 12:00 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - With its dozen intensive care beds already full, Cullman Regional Medical Center began looking desperately for options as more and more COVID-19 patie...
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British hospitals scramble for space as virus cases soarDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for COVID-19 patients as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough ne...
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House approves Trump's $2,000 checks, sending to GOP-led SenateDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending ...
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COVID-19 deaths surpass 16,000 as vaccines arrive at long-term care facilitiesDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - The state's death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 16,000, Illinois health officials announced Monday. Officials reported 105 more deaths from the coronavirus and anothe...
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Editorial: A salute to those on the pandemic front linesDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - Second in an Opinion series Doctors, nurses, police, emergency workers, health care workers, grocery staff. All became heroes on the front lines of the 2020 war on coro...
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Highlights of COVID-19, government funding law taking effectDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - The massive, year-end catchall bill that President Donald Trump signed into law combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and ream...