Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 300 reviews COVID mitigation metricsFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300 officials this week reviewed guidelines that will help determine when, or if, the district should reinstitute COVID mitigations such as manda...
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Pritzker makes it official: Indoor mask mandate will be lifted Monday, including for schoolsFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state's indoor masking requirement in most public places will be lifted starting Monday, including in schools. Pritzker said the steep d...
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Free COVID vaccinations, flu shots, and food at March 6 community event in AuroraFeb 24, 2022 10:00 pm - The City of Aurora Community Services Department is hosting a communitywide vaccination clinic to provide free, convenient COVID-19 vaccinations and flu shots. Held in c...
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Canada authorizes first plant-based COVID-19 vaccineFeb 24, 2022 6:00 am - Canada has become the first country to authorize use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. Canadian regulators said Thursday Medicago's two-dose vaccine can be given to adu...
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US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pillFeb 24, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently removed a major obstacle for women seeking abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing require...
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Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgeryFeb 24, 2022 6:00 am - More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report...
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DuPage tourism agency seeks federal relief funds for hotelsFeb 24, 2022 4:30 am - With business travel still slumping, DuPage County's hospitality industry faces a challenging road to recovery from the economic fallout of the pandemic, tourism officia...
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As 'stealth omicron' advances, scientists are learning moreFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it c...
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Kane County courts to go mask-optionalFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - Starting Monday, people do not have to wear masks when visiting any Kane County court, Chief Judge Clint Hull has announced. People may wear them if they wish, unless a ...
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Aurora offering COVID-19 and flu shots at La Sierra clinicFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - A vaccination clinic in Aurora will offer free COVID-19 and flu shots next week. The city's community services department is hosting the clinic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on...