Coronavirus

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  Chicago Tribune

  

  As COVID numbers rise, public health officials call for vigilance against respiratory viruses

  Chicago Tribune - Ilana Arougheti

  With COVID-19 hospitalization back on the rise in Illinois, state public health officials are asking residents to double down on protecting themselves against seasonal illness. Twenty Illinois counties are now at a medium level for hospitalization related to COVID-19, with a 17% increase in hospital …

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  Dr. Allison Arwady, who headed Chicago response to COVID, joining CDC

  Chicago Tribune - Alice Yin

  The chief architect of Chicago’s COVID-19 response will begin a new role next year at the federal government’s public health agency after the former top health official for Mayor Lori Lightfoot was fired earlier this year by Mayor Brandon Johnson. Dr. Allison Arwady, who headed the Chicago …

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  A continuing decline in sales of COVID-19 products clips revenue at Pfizer

  Chicago Tribune

  Pfizer losses were not as great as expected in the third quarter, but a continued decline in sales of its COVID-19 products clipped revenue. Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday reported a $2.38 billion quarterly loss, or 42 cents per share. Adjusted for one-time gains or losses, the New York company lost 17 …

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  Mayor Brandon Johnson's mental health investments spark questions

  Chicago Tribune - John Byrne

  Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget comes at a crossroads moment for the Chicago Department of Public Health. More than three years after COVID-19 placed the Health Department on the front lines and made it among the most vital and prominent departments in the city, Johnson’s decisions on …

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  Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them

  Chicago Tribune - Devi Shastri

  It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new cards. The …

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  What to know as fall vaccinations get underway

  Chicago Tribune - Lauran Neergaard

  WASHINGTON — Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too. About 2 million Americans …