Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mobile COVID-19 testing in Kane and Lake countiesDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 mobile testing units managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in Lake and Kane counties this weekend. The testing will be available 8 a.m. to...
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Estrich: Use vaccine to take care of each otherDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich There is no debate to be had on vaccination I know I will get furious emails, but they won't be from the most knowledgeable scientists. Former President...
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Jobless aid, checks, PPP: Adding up $900 billion in virus reliefDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The $900 billion in pandemic relief that passed the House and Senate late Monday is aimed squarely at shoring up the U.S. economic recovery into the early spring as batt...
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U.S. public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts educationDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Fearful of sending her two children back to school as the coronavirus pandemic raged in Mississippi, Angela Atkins decided to give virtual learning a chance this fall. A...
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Hybrid instruction will resume Jan. 5 for St. Charles East, NorthDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - St. Charles high school students will return to a mix of in-person and remote learning when the second semester starts Jan. 5, and an expansion of the hybrid model will ...
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U.S. deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever countedDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time - due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mortality...
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Britain finds itself isolated over new version of the virusDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Over 2,800 stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light Tuesday to leave Britain and get back home for Christmas as the country found itself increasingly...
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Trump calls stimulus bill a 'disgrace,' calls for $2,000 per person instead of $600Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress' massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic unce...
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Rare vaccine injury claims steered to obscure federal officeDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Though most people who protect themselves with a coronavirus vaccine will never develop serious side effects, such rare cases are barred from federal court and instead s...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...