Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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CDC: Wearing mask helps others, but also youNov 21, 2020 10:00 pm - Wearing a mask helps others, but also you
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Facts Matter: Planned coronavirus vaccine won't alter DNANov 21, 2020 12:00 am - The recent news about two different vaccines that show promise in combating the coronavirus was followed by social media posts that tell a different, false story. One wi...
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DuPage County opening second drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Villa ParkNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - In light of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, DuPage County will be opening a second drive-through testing site, the DuPage County Health Department said Saturday. The...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 20Nov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 274,809 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43.3% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Radtke: Keeping hope alive for a winter sports season is all we can do right nowNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - As we enter a Thanksgiving week like none other we've seen in our lifetime, high school sports are on "pause." And for the first time in the past month, the Illinois Hig...