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Posts tagged COVID-19 Disparities
Pritzker drops next-phase vaccine age limit to 65
Decision driven by concerns over racial equity; regional tier mitigations could be downgraded Jan. 15
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, COVID-19 Vaccine, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois Department of Public Health, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
CEJA pushed to back burner by COVID
But issues are connected, especially on equity, say IEC’s Walling, Sen. Castro
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Ted CoxClean Energy Jobs Act, Clean Energy Jobs, CEJA, Cristina Castro, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Chicago Area Public Affairs Group, Jen Walling, Illinois Environmental Council, J.B. Pritzker, Path to 100, Future Energy Jobs Act, Vistra Energy, ComEd, Exelon, Illinois Nuclear Energy, Illinois Solar Energy, Illinois Wind Energy, COVID-19 Disparities
Lightfoot threatens to kick COVID culprits to curb
Pritzker echoes concerns, especially on young adults, alters state regions for ‘surgical’ approach to stem surges
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Ted CoxLori Lightfoot, Allison Arwady, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19
COVID pandemic worsens housing crisis
Illinois worker must make $21.30 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment, more than that in collar counties
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Ted CoxU.S. Housing, Illinois Affordable Housing, Out of Reach Report, Housing Action Illinois, Sharon Legenza, Housing Inequities, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois Minimum Wage, J.B. Pritzker, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Bob Palmer, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief
COVID-19 racial disparities span nation
But New York Times has to sue CDC to get data, as Trump spreads lies on coronavirus
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Donald Trump, CDC, Andre Perry, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Lori Lightfoot
Mayors back Universal Basic Income
Mayors for a Guaranteed Income send letter urging ‘a policy solution that is as bold as it is innovative and as simple as it is ambitious’
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Ted CoxUniversal Basic Income, Guaranteed Income, Martin Luther King, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, Michael Tubbs, UBI, Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aisha Nyandoro, Magnolia Mother's Trust, Springboard to Opportunities, Eric Garcetti, Melvin Carter, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Aja Brown, Ras Baraka, Earned Income Tax Credit, Andrew Yang, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities
Thank God it's Phase 4 Friday
‘Now is the time,’ says Dr. Emily Landon, ‘to take advantage of the numbers that look so great for Illinois’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Emily Landon, Restore Illinois, Restore Illinois Guidelines, Donald Trump
Guv rings school bell for return to class
Colleges, schools prepare for fall, subject to change ‘with a dramatic reversal or a second wave of the virus’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Relief, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Restore Illinois, Restore Illinois Guidelines, Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Carmen Ayala, Tom Bertrand, Ginger Ostro, Donald Trump
State COVID toll tops 5,000 with 160 new deaths
Pritzker touts expansion of contact tracing in East St. Louis, St. Clair County
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Elizabeth Patton-Whiteside, East Side Health District, Mark Kern, George Floyd, Christian Cooper, U.S. Racism
Slower rise means later peak on COVID-19
Although some may find that ‘disheartening,’ Pritzker insists state seems headed to next recovery phase at end of May
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Hispanics lead Chicago COVID-19 cases
‘The Latino community is the Illinois community,’ says Pritzker, citing alarmingly high rate of positive tests
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, Ngozi Ezike, Marina Del Rios, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Jaime di Paulo, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Pritzker to Illinoisans: 'You have saved thousands of lives'
Hospitalization rates hold steady as 59 new deaths reported
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Donald Trump, Mike Pence
Nursing homes spur COVID-19 deaths
State toll drops to 33 Sunday after tying single-day high of 125
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Chicago Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID-19 Disparities, Get Covered Illinois, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Tammy Duckworth, Greg Harris, IDES, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
State hits new high with 125 COVID-19 deaths
Pritzker allies with other Midwestern guvs to coordinate ‘our path back to normal,’ with expanded testing key
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Severe COVID impact on African Americans targeted
‘Testing must be increased among the disproportionately affected’
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Disparities, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Suzet McKinney, Horace Smith, Lurie Children's Hospital, Illinois Medical District
You can't just slap a bandage on it
Pols arrive at realization they have to address causes, not just cures, for coronavirus crisis
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, J.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, COVID-19 Disparities, Ngozi Ezike, Bernie Sanders
