Articles filed under Health Crises
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Put a match to your bad memories with 'The Great Burnout of COVID 2020' fundraiser Dec. 27Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - For anyone who is feeling burned out by the loss, isolation, and illness caused by the pandemic, “The Great Burnout of COVID 2020” offers an opportunity for the communit...
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EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - AMSTERDAM - As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicin...
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U.S. vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nearsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday, whil...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 15Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 371,514 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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Lake Barrington announces $50K grant program for restaurantsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake Barrington village board recently approved a $50,000 economic development grant program to assist local restaurants that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promisesDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - NEW DELHI - With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the ...
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Chicago's 1st COVID-19 vaccines given at West Side hospitalDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Health care workers in Chicago and Peoria received the first COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday during ceremonial events attended by top elected officials. Five health care w...
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First health care workers in Illinois get COVID-19 vaccinesDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Applause erupted as doctors and nurses received COVID-19 shots in Chicago and Peoria Tuesday, a positive step after months of a seemingly uncontainable pandemic that has...
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Talks escalate on new COVID-19 relief, top lawmakers to meetDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Talks on a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package intensified Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summoned other top congressional leaders for a potentially cr...
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Enjoy seasonal cocktails in heated igloos at Gianni's CafeDec 14, 2020 10:00 pm - Like many restaurants and bars, Gianni's Cafe is one local business that has had to change course in light of the COVID-19 restrictions put on restaurants and indoor din...