Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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State revenues $4.6 billion higher than initially projectedFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House revenue committee on Thursday heard projections of an Illinois economy that is steadily moving back toward a level of pre-pandemic normalcy, which ...
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New COVID-19 infections down 38%, and deaths decline nearly 28%Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - Average new caseloads of COVID-19 in the state shrunk by 38.6%, in a week with hospitalization and death rates also steadily declining by about 28%, Illinois Department ...
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Pregnancy-related deaths climbed in pandemic's first yearFeb 23, 2022 6:00 am - Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic's first year, continuing a decades-long trend that disproportionately affects Black people, acco...