Articles filed under Health Crises
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State officials: Bird flu found at 3rd Indiana turkey farmFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A strain of avian flu has been found at a third commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana, state officials said Thursday. Laboratory testing of a c...
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CDC: NYC anime convention did not spread omicron widelyFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When a person tested positive for omicron after attending an anime convention in New York City late last year, health officials raced to determine if the...
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FDA: Do not use recalled infant formulas tied to infectionsFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials warned parents on Thursday not to use three popular powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott plant in Michigan that inv...
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No court ruling on school masks yet as COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations drop below 300Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Less than 300 COVID-19 patients are being treated in intensive care beds statewide, the lowest amount since Nov. 8, 2021, according to state public health data released ...
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Truckers hold their ground despite threats of crackdownFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets in Canada's capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday as police poured in for wha...
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Charlie Kirk takes to the Arcada Theatre stage to decry mask mandatesFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - After making national headlines for accusing the Super Bowl halftime show of promoting "sexual anarchy," conservative activist Charlie Kirk was at the Arcada Theatre in ...
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Democrats vote to remove 9 maskless Republicans from state House chamberFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted to remove nine Republican members from the House floor Thursday afternoon for their refusal to comply with face covering requireme...
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Kane Co. COVID-19 numbers driving reconsidering of mass vacc siteFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - With the number of COVID-19 cases in Kane County trending downward, officials signaled Wednesday that they are ready to close the mass vaccination site in Batavia. The p...
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Court decision on school masking order expected ThursdayFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - A decision by a state appellate court on Illinois' indoor masking requirement at schools is expected Thursday, legal experts said. The decision is once again likely to i...
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GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandateFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Confusion and pushback regarding the enforcement of masks mandates spilled over onto the House Floor Wednesday afternoon during the chamber's regular legis...