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Elmo, 3, joins youngest Americans in getting COVID-19 vaccine
In a public service announcement posted to YouTube, 3-and-a-half-year-old Elmo talked with his dad about what it was like to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Cook County returns to high COVID-19 alert level as hospitalizations increase
Cook County is back at high level of COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations, the CDC said. The county had been moved to "medium" in mid-June.
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Monkeypox cases in Chicago jump to 42 but it remains rare and is much less transmissible than COVID-19
The type of monkeypox being seen is "less aggressive" with very low mortality, one public health doctor said.
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Court revives block of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers
A federal appeals court in New Orleans agreed to reconsider its own April ruling that allowed the administration to require federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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University of Maryland doctors look to college athletes to understand COVID’s effects on the heart
University of Maryland doctors are using a registry of health data from college athletes to study COVID's effects on the heart.
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‘We’ve been waiting for this day.’ COVID-19 shots for Illinois’ youngest residents begin.
On Monday, some Illinois providers began giving the first COVID-19 vaccines to children under the age of 5.
COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 roll out
Chicago children under the age of 5 began receiving pediatric COVID-19 vaccines on June 20, 2022.
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COVID cases surge in US, but deaths stay near lows
Nearly three months since an ultra-contagious set of new omicron variants launched a springtime resurgence of cases, people are nonetheless dying from COVID-19 at a rate close to the lowest of the pandemic.
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US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
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FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for kids under 5; CDC review is next
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
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The only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines? Florida.
Florida is the only state that hasn’t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government.
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Most of Chicago area returns to medium COVID-19 level as cases and hospital rates drop
A month ago most of the Chicago area was at high transmission for COVID-19.
A COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veterans’ home in Manteno was reported as the prevalence of the virus has steadily risen again throughout Illinois.
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FDA advisers move COVID-19 shots closer for kids under 5
COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer.
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FDA recommends COVID-19 vaccines for little kids, but questions remain about where they’ll be available in Illinois
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers whether to approve vaccines for children younger than 5 this week
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Dr. Anthony Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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FDA advisers back Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for older kids
The FDA’s outside experts voted unanimously that Moderna’s vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer’s vaccine.
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CPS ends school year with 22,000 student COVID-19 cases; CTU says safety measures should remain in the fall
Over the course of the year, CPS stumbled as it tried to deliver on its COVID safety commitments.
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How COVID did away with the sick day
Working while sick is an American pastime — one that a vicious pandemic, which sickened millions, somehow didn’t disrupt.
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Pfizer COVID-19 appears effective for kids under 5
The FDA said children who received Pfizer’s shots during testing developed high levels of virus-fighting antibodies expected to protect them against coronavirus.