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IDPH reports 6,642 new COVID-19 cases, 123 deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,642 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 1,059,324.
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Northwestern’s Kenzie Cameron talks COVID-19 vaccine messaging
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, healthcare officials will need to focus on a variety of messages to encourage staff, community members and others to be vaccinated, said Kenzie Cameron, a research professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine who specializes in health communication.
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Chicago opens new mass vaccination sites for healthcare workers
Chicago will open two new mass vaccination sites to increase the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to non-hospital and other community-based healthcare workers, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday.
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Medical society urges veto of plan to add prejudgement interest to injury suits
The Illinois State Medical Society is calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a bill they said will drive up the cost of medical liability insurance and drive more physicians away from practicing in Illinois.
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Positive COVID-19 cases confirmed at Bank of Springfield Center, Capitol Complex
All individuals who were at the Bank of Springfield Center and the Capitol Complex over the past week are being asked to self-quarantine and get tested after individuals at both sites tested positive for COVID-19.
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IDPH reports 6,652 new COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,652 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total to 1,052,682.
Healthcare omnibus stalls in veto session
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ healthcare omnibus package did not make it past the finish line Wednesday, though its sponsors promise to continue the effort in the new session.
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Health groups praise Welch’s speaker election
Healthcare groups lined up Wednesday to congratulate newly elected House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside. Welch succeeds Rep. Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, who held the position for nearly four decades.
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The Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) is pleased to announce its newly elected 2021 Board of Trustees. Board officers serve a one-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
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Illinois reduces copays in its Child Care Assistance Program
Individuals in the state’s Child Care Assistance Program will now pay a maximum monthly copay of $1.25 for the coming months to help offset the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced last week.
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Pritzker, colleagues call for federal government to distribute reserved COVID-19 vaccines
Gov. JB Pritzker joined seven other governors Thursday in calling for the federal government to release reserved COVID-19 vaccines.
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Senate approves plan to ensure access to prescriber database
The Senate signed off Sunday on a plan its sponsor says will help ensure every medication prescriber has access to the same database.
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