Articles filed under Health Crises
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3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaperNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-s...
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Lombard library switches to curbside serviceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Helen Plum Library in Lombard has returned to curbside pickup service. Meanwhile, in-person browsing, computer usage and research are suspended until further notice. To ...
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconferenceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County will be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge ...
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State expects 400,000 initial doses of vaccineNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois public health officials continue to prepare locations to store and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine that could be released to frontline hospital work...
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Illinois hospitals averaging more than 6,000 COVID-19 patients dailyNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations have averaged 20% more for the past week in Illinois than at the height of the first wave of the disease in the spring. Hospitals statewide ha...
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Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warningsNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to ...
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For rookie Thanksgiving cooks, expert tips to avoid disasterNov 22, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After Christopher Hughey tweeted that he's tackling his first Thanksgiving turkey this year, the advice started rolling in. Brine it. Don't bother. Try '...
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FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump receivedNov 22, 2020 6:00 am - U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President ...
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Another 10,012 COVID-19 cases, but positivity rate dips againNov 22, 2020 12:00 am - State health authorities reported another 10,012 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the 16th time this month the case total has eclipsed 10,000. Th...
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Vaccinations may begin on Dec. 12Nov 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. effort to produce a COVID-19 vaccine said Sunday that the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12, and leaders at the G-20 summit v...