Articles filed under Health Crises
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Districts 203, 204 ending mask mandatesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - After a week of tense board meetings and protests, Naperville Unit District 203 and Indian Prairie Unit District 204 both announced an end to their respective mask manda...
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Fearing disruptions from mask protests, Fremont District 79 switches to remote learningFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Fremont Elementary School District 79 near Mundelein went to full remote learning Monday due to reports of planned demonstrations and protests over its mask requirement....
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Official: Trudeau to use emergency powers to quell protestsFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to invoke emergency powers to quell the protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked borde...
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Hong Kong to vaccinate 3-year-olds amid new COVID-19 surgeFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - HONG KONG - Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The announcement late Sunda...
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Plans fizzle for major trucker virus protest in BrusselsFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - Plans for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels fizzled Monday, with police filtering traffic during the morning rush...
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Mask-optional policies questioned as children and teens lead in new Illinois COVID-19 casesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Children and teenagers represent the lion's share of new COVID-19 cases, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Since Jan. 3, the state has reported 21...
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Maine South parents, students protest continued maskingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Parents and students who oppose Maine Township High School District 207's decision to keep masks in place while a temporary restraining order against the governor's mand...
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How downstate judge's mask ruling sowed confusion in schools across suburbs, stateFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - When Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against a statewide masking requirement inside schools Feb. 4, it left hun...
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In reversal, FDA puts brakes on COVID shots for kids under 5Feb 11, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 hit another monthslong delay Friday as U.S. regulators abruptly put the brakes on their efforts to speed rev...
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Study: COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strongFeb 11, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent omicron wave in the U.S. hinted at a decline in effectiveness, though the sh...