Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022.The...
Vaccines
Coronavirus sub-variant ‘Centaurus’ spreads across India and parts of Europe
An Omicron sub-variant that is spreading rapidly in India and has been detected in several European countries may be better than...
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Colleges, students respond to end of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID vaccine mandate
When the new school year starts this fall, whether Illinois college students and faculty will be surrounded by vaccinated classmates...
Omicron subvariants: BA.4/BA.5 over 4 times more resistant to vaccines
Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are currently the dominant strains of new COVID-19 cases in the United States.Researchers have found...
COVID-19 rules fall in Illinois as contagious variants rise
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‘Politics got in the way of public health’: Experts question if CT is losing COVID battle
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, officials in Connecticut and elsewhere spoke proudly of “following the science” — of making decisions...
There’s a BA.5 Covid wave in the US – should you be worried? Everything you need to know
There’s a BA.5 Covid wave in the US – should you be worried? Everything you need to knowThe newest challenge...
How Senate candidates Lincoln Hough and Angela Romine stand on issues
Springfield's state senator, Lincoln Hough, is a Republican. A prominent one, set to inherit the gavel of the budget committee...
As U.S. Covid Hospitalizations Rise, Nursing Shortages Worsen
American hospitals are once again filling up with coronavirus patients — but not with nurses to care for them. The...
What the New York Times isn’t telling you as it scaremongers about a ‘sixth’ COVID wave
The New York Times is perplexed — and seemingly annoyed — that despite a “sixth wave” of COVID-19 in New...