Articles filed under Health Crises
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Single-dose vaccine tested as U.S. experts say no corners cutSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to a...
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Aurora Catholic church to host mobile food pantrySep 22, 2020 11:00 pm - A drive-thru mobile food pantry will be offered to the community on Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church...
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Poland seeks more flu vaccines amid shortage during pandemicSep 22, 2020 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Polish government is trying to secure more flu vaccines from international producers amid a national shortage fueled by higher demand during th...
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Illinois COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Sept. 22Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 126,464 COVID-19 cases...
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U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election th...
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'Such a sense of loss': 30 more COVID-19 deaths in Illinois as U.S. toll reaches 200,000Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 1,531 new cases of COVID-19 and 30 additional deaths as the nation hit a heartbreaking milestone Tuesday with 200,000 people dying from the virus - par...
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CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreadsSep 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting - and then taking down - an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus ...
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UK raises virus alert level, warning of high transmissionSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - British medical officers raised the nation's COVID-19 alert level on Monday, saying the virus is in general circulation and the transmission is high. The move c...
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Pritzker reiterates no high school footballSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Citing the state's infection rate and the advice of medical experts, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it's unlikely the high school football season will start anytime so...
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Europe scrambles to contain rise in coronavirus casesSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - BERLIN - Political pressure grew Monday for European governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a spring-style lockdown that would ...