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Events HealthCOVID-19 vaccine Events Flu Vaccine Senior Services Associates

Vaccine clinic in Yorkville August 31

On August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 By admin

Senior Services Associates and Jewel Osco are offering a flu vaccine clinic that will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Reservations are required for this clinic by calling 630-553-5777. Additional vaccinations will be available for...

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Government HealthCapitol News Illinois COVID-19 Delta Jerry Nowicki

Delta variant’s surge continues in the State

On August 3, 2021August 4, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13% from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15% as the Delta Variant of the Virus continued to cause a surge nationwide. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1,107 individuals with COVID-19-like illness were...

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Health OpinionCOVID-19 vaccine Judy Siedlecki Opinion Oswego Readers Voice

Reader’s Voice: Doing right thing: Vaccination

On August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 By admin

July 30, 2021Dear editor; Some individuals make bad decisions based on faulty logic. For instance, when deciding between wearing a mask, or a ventilator, they’re pretty sure a mask makes their butt look bigger. All joking aside, it’s time to sleeve up, mask up, and vaccinate. The life you save...

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HealthHealth Larry Frieders

Proper, complete, treatment must be the medical goal

On August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 By admin

More than a decade ago, Dr. Bernard Bahari, MD, treated his patients with ReVia (Naltrexone Hydrochloride) and found that many of them couldn’t afford it. He advised them to cut the pills in half, then in half again. At that point, it became impossible to make a real cut into...

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Environment Government HealthKane County Health Department Mosquitoes West Nile Virus

Mosquitoes: West Nile Virus near Geneva

On August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department has been alerted to mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile Virus. This batch was collected by an independent contractor near Geneva and is the first that has tested positive this year. West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has...

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Events HealthCOVID-19 vaccine Elgin Events Kane County Health Department

Kane County Health Department vaccine in Elgin

On August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at upcoming community COVID vaccination clinics. • Thursday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Food for Greater Elgin Vaccination Event, 1553 Commerce Drive, Elgin. • Saturday, Aug. 7, 9...

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Government HealthGovernment Masks Naperville

Naperville, masks for government buildings

On August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 By admin

After consulting with health authorities and reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) latest masking guidance, the city government of Naperville will reinstate the use of face coverings for all visitors to government buildings which was set to begin Tuesday, Aug. 3. Participants in board and Commission meetings,...

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Business Government HealthCOVID-19 Health Illinois

Virus surge in Illinois brings stricter mask mandates

On July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki Illinois will have new COVID-19 guidance on face coverings after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance Tuesday to reflect that even individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear masks while indoors in areas of the country where the virus is surging. CDC...

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Government HealthCapitol News Illinois Mental health Peter Hancock

Greater access to mental health services will start next year

On July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 By admin

By Peter Hancock Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting January 1, most insurance companies doing business in Illinois will be required to provide their beneficiaries with timely and proximate access to treatment for mental, emotional,...

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Award HealthCOVID-19 Kane County Health Department

Kane County Health Department volunteers receive recognition

On July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) recognized its active volunteers of the Kane County Medical Reserve Corps (KCMRC) at a special event in East Dundee Saturday evening, July 24. “Our volunteers have always demonstrated a high level of commitment since the inception of the KCMRC,” said Claudia Reginato, former coordinator...

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Events HealthCOVID-19 vaccine Events Kane County Health Department

Kane Health Department to give COVID vaccines

On July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at several community COVID vaccination clinics this week. • Friday, July 23, noon to 4 p.m., Fisher Nuts, 1703 N. Randall Road, Elgin. Registration: prism.org/fishernuts • Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to...

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Carousel Feature Health HumorCOVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine Wayne Johnson1 Comment

The big time: Vaccination received, instead of refused

On July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 By admin

Yes, I’ve finally made it to the big time. After all my years of acting on stage, as an extra in Hollywood films, or as a principle in industrial films for Bell Labs and others, I get recognized for receiving my COVID vaccination. And because I’m wearing my glasses, you...

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Government HealthCapitol News Illinois College COVID-19 vaccine Jerry Nowicki

Higher education institutions seek to mandate vaccines

On July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki The State’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine policies. “Vaccination against COVID-19 is now widely available, and all persons over the age of 12 are eligible,” the guidance document reads. “Vaccination...

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Special vaccine treatment in Kane County

On July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 By admin

St. Charles resident and special needs mom, Colette Ansley-Treonis, cried tears of joy the day her 39-year-old son Josh, who has Asperger syndrome, received his Janssen COVID vaccine. “I wanted to get the Janssen vaccine because Josh has a low patience level and I just wanted to be able to...

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Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora donation helps Rush-Copley

On July 20, 2021July 19, 2021 By admin

By Al Benson The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora donated $1,200 to support the Diabetes Educational Center at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, which empowers patients to effectively manage diabetes. At the Club’s July membership meeting at Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora, Cosmopolitan Club president Russ George presented a grant...

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HealthCOVID-19 vaccine Kane County Health Department

Community COVID Vaccination Clinics at Kane County Fairgrounds

On July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) will provide COVID vaccines at the Kane County Fair, Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18 at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Rd in St. Charles. Updated clinic times are Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday,...

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Events Government HealthBack the Vax COVID-19 vaccine

Back the Vax in Aurora festival Saturday, July 31

On July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 By admin

As restrictions are lifted, the arts and culture sector in Illinois recognizes that continuing to get audiences and communities vaccinated is important for safely returning to in-person arts activities. Artists in 24 regions across Illinois are creating more than 72 pro-vaccination projects this Summer because vaccines are widely available. Aurora...

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Health OpinionCOVID-19 Joe Bialek Readers Voice

Reader’s Voice: Good solution from bad times

On July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 By admin

June 30, 2021Dear editor; It has been common knowledge for years that all major developing countries have possessed the ability to conduct germ warfare. The Wuhan (COVID-19) crisis is no exception. Was a virus created in the lab and deliberately leaked into the local wet markets for experimentation on the...

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COVID vaccines and Fishing Derby in Aurora Saturday

On July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 By admin

The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) will provide COVID vaccines Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Free Youth Fishing Derby at Jericho Lake Park, 39W365 Jericho Road in Aurora. All youths ages 12 to 17 receiving the Pfizer vaccine will...

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HealthCapitol News Illinois COVID-19 Health Jerry Nowicki

Illinois warns of COVID-19 variants

On June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker stressed the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations Monday as positivity rates and hospitalizations continued to decline but variants of the virus have proven to be more transmissible and dangerous to those who are not vaccinated. The governor cited a central Illinois youth camp that has...

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