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Posts tagged Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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
Pritzker lays out COVID vaccine plan
Health-care workers, long-term-care residents to get shots first, with focus on 50 counties with top death rates
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccine, Pfizer, Moderna, Illinois Coronavirus, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Illinois COVID-19 Testing, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Department of Public Health, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Biden calls for HEROES Act
Major, comprehensive COVID relief package endorsed by president-elect
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Donald Trump, Heroes Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kamala Harris, Mitch McConnell
Guv on test goals: 'We are not there yet'
Pritzker laments COVID-19 test snafus as state tops 15,000 cases, hits 462 deaths
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, J.B. Pritzker, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ngozi Ezike
Pritzker calls on Trump to reopen Obamacare
Governor charges president with ‘leadership malpractice,’ as 42 new COVID-19 deaths push state toll past 100
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Ngozi Ezike, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stateville Correctional Center, Lori Lightfoot, M.K. Pritzker, Amy Eshleman, Amanda Williams, 2020 U.S. Census, Census Citizenship Question, U.S. Census
Three on a map: COVID-19 across the state
Sen. Manar complains CDC is ‘boxing out’ rural areas on testing for coronavirus
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Testing, COVID-19 Testing, Andy Manar, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Western Illinois University, Chicago Reporter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Melissa Graven
Coronavirus to close restaurants, bars
CDC warns to limit gatherings to 50 people for eight weeks due to COVID-19
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Sam Toia, Dick Durbin, Rick Bayless, Illinois Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Primary
'Containment phase' on coronavirus
State, cities, counties move to ban public gatherings of more than 1,000 for a month as seven new cases registered of COVID-19
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Ngozi Ezike, Allison Arwady, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Public Schools, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mike Pence, Donald Trump
St. Pat's parades off, General Assembly on hiatus
Pritzker pounds Trump administration on testing as Illinois reports six new cases of coronavirus, 25 total
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Coronavirus risk 'remains low to general public'
Pritzker, Lightfoot praise readiness, collaboration between state, city, counties in stemming potential outbreak
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois Coronavirus, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Department of Public Health, Allison Arwady, Chicago Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Terry Mason, Cook County Department of Public Health
Durbin spotlights family caregivers
CDC report finds ‘need for informal caregivers will likely increase’ as baby boomers age
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UIC expert calls for Gurnee school to be protected from EtO
Dr. Susan Buchanan explains blood tests on Lake County residents
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Ted CoxCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Buchanan, UIC, Medline Industries, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Ethylene Oxide, EtO Emissions, Stop EtO in Lake County, Great Lakes Center for Children's Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Sterigenics
Duckworth prompts feds to test Sauget
Agency that detected Willowbrook cancer cluster to monitor Veolia incinerator
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Veolia North America Trade Waste Incinerator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Sterigenics, Better Government Association, BGA, EPA, Sean O'Donnell, Willowbrook Cancer Cluster
AG Raoul defends state from Trump
Attorney general confronts feds on immigration, reproductive health, Obamacare, census, environment, EtO
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Obamacare, ACA, Affordable Care Act, Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights, Immigration, Ethylene Oxide, Sterigenics, U.S. Census, 2020 U.S. Census, Vaping, Teen Vaping, Illinois Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Crisis, Gun Control, Gun Laws, Gun Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atty. Gen. Raoul files suit against opioid firm
Purdue Pharma aggressively marketed opioids in Illinois, says suit, and ‘downplayed’ risks
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Ill. bucks U.S. trend as drug deaths rise
Only three states — Nebraska, Louisiana, and Delaware — suffered worse increases in overdose deaths, and only five states had more OD deaths overall
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Overdoses, Illinois Drug Deaths, U.S. OD Deaths, U.S. Drug Deaths, Opioid Abuse, Opioid Crisis, Medical Marijuana, Illinois Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
