Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 infection rate dips below 10% for first time since Nov. 6Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 seven-day average infection rate dipped below 10% Tuesday for the first time in more than a month as state health officials tried to allay fears about...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 8Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 346,957 COVID-19 cases in ...
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'Route out' of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine dosesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - A nurse rolled up 90-year-old Margaret Keenan's sleeve and administered a shot watched round the world -- the first jab in the U.K.'s COVID-19 vaccination progr...
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Free COVID-19 testing to be offered at McHenry County CollegeDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health will host free mobile COVID-19 testing Saturday at McHenry County College. The testing site, which will be operated by the Illino...
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Michigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 casesDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual showdown with Ohio State on Tuesday as college football lurches ...
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Naperville Park District partners with Versiti to host community blood drivesDec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, Naperville Park District plans to continue hosting donation opportunities at its Alfre...
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O'Hare, Midway to offer COVID-19 testsDec 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Air travelers and employees at O'Hare and Midway airports will have access to two types of tests for the coronavirus under a program unveiled Tuesday touted as the "most...
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EXPLAINER: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in USDec 07, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - With coronavirus vaccines on the horizon, when and where will most Americans get their shots? Many of the details are still being worked out, as regulato...
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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shotsDec 07, 2020 6:00 am - How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped -- over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine ...
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With art shows canceled by pandemic, Grayslake arts community goes virtualDec 07, 2020 4:30 am - Seven months after the pandemic forced the Grayslake Arts Alliance to first dabble in online commerce, it is launching a dedicated web store for members to sell their wo...