Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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WHO works to spread COVID vaccine technology to more nationsFeb 23, 2022 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization is creating a global training center to help poorer countries make vaccines, antibodies and cancer treatments using the messe...
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CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shotFeb 23, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses, instead of the thre...
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Why Elk Grove Village wants to set up its own health departmentFeb 23, 2022 4:10 am - In his latest challenge of state and county COVID-19 rules, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on Tuesday announced plans to establish a municipal health department t...
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CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shotFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses, instead of the three or ...
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US vaccination drive is bottoming out as omicron subsidesFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - HAMILTON, Ala. - A handwritten log kept by nurses tells the story of the losing battle to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19 in this corner of Alabama: Just 14 ...
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UN investigator calls for 60M vaccine doses for North KoreaFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - The United Nations' independent investigator on human rights in North Korea has called for the international community to provide 60 million doses o...
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South Korea approves Pfizer's COVID vaccine for ages 5-11Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean health officials on Wednesday approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, expanding the country's immunization progra...
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Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policyFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - HONG KONG - Hong Kong residents are becoming increasingly annoyed with the administration's insistence on sticking to China's "zero-COVID" strategy as the city posted an...
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District 203 superintendent defends shift on masksFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - During another school board meeting in which some Naperville Unit District 203 parents criticized and others supported officials for recent masking decisions, Superinten...