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US rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

U.S. regulators said they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall that will target the newest viral subvariants.

White House, Moderna reach deal for omicron COVID-19 vaccine

The omicron strain has been dominant in the U.S. since December, with the BA.5 subvariant now causing a massive wave of infections across the country.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he tested positive for COVID

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he tested positive for COVID-19 and was in quarantine with what he described as minor symptoms.

CPS will ‘strongly recommend’ masks for the new school year but won’t mandate them; Chicago remains at high COVID-19 level

CPS ditched its mask mandate in March amid dropping cases and legal pressure.

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold.

16 Chicago Housing Authority workers fired over PPP pandemic loan fraud; 17th person resigned

Public housing residents received $135 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds, another "significant indicator” of fraud, the agency watchdog said.

Tampons present an innovative way for scientists, researchers to test for COVID-19 in sewers

As new coronavirus variants dominate COVID-19 cases in Chicago, researchers said they were able to detect the presence of the omicron BA.2 subvariant two weeks before it showed up in an individual clinical COVID test by using tampons planted in sewers around the city.

Cook County hopes to eliminate $1 billion in residents’ medical debt. Here’s how.

The initiative would use COVID-19 relief money to transfer medical bill debt to a nonprofit group, which would forgive it.

President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.

Only 5.3% of Illinois children under 5 have received a COVID-19 vaccine, worrying pediatricians

Pediatricians are concerned that only about 5.3% of Illinois children under 5 have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID vaccine

Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but Novavax shots cannot begin until the CDC recommends how to use them.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested positive for coronavirus for the first time after several trips last week, his office announced Tuesday.

COVID rises across U.S. amid muted warnings and murky data

COVID-19 is surging around the U.S. again in what experts consider the most transmissible variant of the pandemic yet. But this time, public health authorities are holding back.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker ends COVID vaccine mandates at colleges as he tweaks many statewide pandemic restrictions

The governor's changes come despite growing concerns about new coronavirus variants that appear more able to evade immunity.

White House urges caution on COVID variants and pushes boosters

The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors.

‘The virus is not done with us yet’: New COVID-19 variants better evade antibodies, doctors say

Two new variants of the virus appear to more easily evade immune protection from prior infections, meaning even some who have recovered from a case of COVID-19 in recent months may become a clean slate for the virus. The vaccines remain effective in largely preventing hospitalizations and death, doctors say.

New COVID-19 mutation raises concerns

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists.

Most Americans say life is starting to return to pre-COVID normal, a poll shows

Most Americans say their lives are at least approaching pre-pandemic normalcy, according to a recent study.

Reduced COVID-19 testing across the U.S. is blurring view of the pandemic

As public COVID-19 testing sites run by state and local governments have winnowed, more states have also stopped giving daily data updates, creating a foggier look at the state of virus across the country.

Hesistant parents seek answers as COVID-19 shots begin for children 5 and under: ‘I know it’s safer for him to be vaccinated’

An Advocate Aurora Health pediatric clinic in Evergreen Park is providing vaccinations for children 6 months up to 5 years old.

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