By Ben Szalinski & Associated PressCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by a leading pediatric medical group. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that calls for giving the measles, mumps and
Jean Benson of Aurora, right, receives a shingles vaccination from a Blue Cross technician Saturday, June 11, at the 15th annual Aurora Health Fair at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) provided COVID-19 vaccine to more than 2,100 health care workers at two clinics last week. KCHD was assisted by volunteers from 14 Kane County area agencies. “The clinics were a true community effort,” said KCHD interim executive director Kathy Fosser. “We thank all the
By Jerry Nowicki The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration arrived in Illinois Monday, but officials said there’s still a need for social distancing, face coverings and other mitigations as a full rollout could take months. While governor JB Pritzker hailed distribution
Here is a correction to this Reader’s Voice The Moderna final phase study came up with 196 cases (not the 19 listed incorrectly) of COVID-19. One individual among the 30 severe cases did die, which was listed. Mary Goetsch wrote in the addendum that she calculated the incidence rate of
Last of two parts The previous article is at thevoice.us/bill-in-d-c-council-to-allow-11-year-olds-to-decide-on-vaccines The following article was printed in the Defender Children’s Health Defence News & Views A proposed Washington District of Columbia law would give vaccine decisions to kids 11 or older without parents’ knowledge or consent: “Children could consent to vaccines
First of a two parts The following article was printed in the Defender Children’s Health Defence News & views. Proposed D.C. law would give vaccine decisions to kids 11 or older without parents’ knowledge or consent: “Children could consent to vaccines without parents’ permission, while insurance companies, vaccine providers, and
