Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists sayJun 23, 2022 7:00 am - Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots ha...
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FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surgeJun 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blam...
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Experts endorse Moderna COVID-19 shots for kids ages 6 to 17Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An expert panel backed a second COVID-19 vaccine option for kids ages 6 to 17 Thursday. Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Constable: New suicide prevention network tailored to help HispanicsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - Palatine mom Gabriela "Gabi" Vargas, 35, knows the hopeless feeling that can envelop people in a world where they don't feel they belong. So does Alejandro "A.J." Ramire...
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COVID cases rise in Southeast Asia, Middle East and EuropeJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, accor...
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Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kidsJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked: 'œIs today vaccine day?'ť For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the answer was yes. The nation's inf...
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CDC panel recommends US seniors get souped-up flu vaccinesJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don't provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said...
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Kane County offering COVID vaccine appointments for 6 months and olderJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - Parents of children 6 months and older can start getting COVID-19 vaccines from the Kane County mass vaccination hub in Batavia as soon as next Wednesday. Centers for Di...
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More than $1 million in COVID-19 grants distributed to DuPage nonprofitsJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - A new fund created by DuPage County and the DuPage Foundation has distributed more than $1 million in "immediate intervention grants" to 16 nonprofit organizations. The ...
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Daily Herald opinion: We need an investigation into $2 billion lost to fraudJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board The state auditor general reported last week that about $1.9 billion in pandemic-related ...