[ad_1] PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — Reditus Laboratories has confirmed that the Omicron variant is now the predominant COVID-19 variant in Illinois. According to a press release, of the specimens collected from Jan. 11 and 12, 88 out of 90 samples were Omicron. This compares to 100 percent of samples tested from Dec. 1-4 being identified […]
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[ad_1] The city’s vaccine mandate for bar and restaurant patrons could be rescinded “quite soon” if COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations keep falling as drastically as they have over the past two weeks, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday. Other coronavirus mitigations, including the statewide indoor mask mandate, could be reconsidered soon, too, […]
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[ad_1] The Illinois Department of Public Health announced more free at-home COVID-19 tests are available to residents of 14 counties in the state. Locally, that includes ZIP codes 61345 and 61443 in Henry County. Effective Friday, a total of 225,000 were made available on a first-come, first-served basis to Illinoisans. The kits are being made […]
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[ad_1] Students and parents wear mask as they wait to receive a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic hosted by Jewel Osco at London Middle School in Wheeling, Ill., Friday, June 11, 2021. After nearly 15 months of shutdowns, limited capacity and sheltering at home, the State of Illinois, including […]
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[ad_1] Public health officials say Illinois’ Omicron resurgence is showing promising signs of an “exponential decay” that’s almost as dramatic as its meteoric rise, but its damaging effects are still being felt statewide. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 14,422 new COVID-19 infections that lowered the seven-day average case positivity rate to […]
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[ad_1] Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday a statewide initiative to provide paid administrative leave for school employees who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release, Pritzker explained he negotiated with the Illinois Education Association and the Illinois Federation of Teachers to keep students and teachers in the classroom safely without penalizing vaccinated […]
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