Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says
Updated May 13, 2021 at 4:53 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that fully vaccinated adults can safely resume activities indoors or outdoors without masks or distancing, in gatherings large or small. The announcement marks a major milestone in the effort to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic in the […]
Following The Shot: How One Dose Of Moderna Vaccine Made It Into An Arm In Southern Indiana
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Archie Thomas is a church organist who grew up attending the Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Evansville, Indiana. He still plays here occasionally. But on this warm spring day, the 49-year-old is visiting for another reason — to get his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I do have a […]
Anxiety Expected As Life Starts Return To Normal From Pandemic
INDIANAPOLIS — Myranda Tetzlaff is a 25-year-old who has two pit bull mixes named Bub and Goose. She takes them on long walks for exercise. But she recently caught herself backing out of a hike— because she was afraid of seeing other people on the trail. Listen to this story here. “Oh, it’s nice outside, […]
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine And Blood Clots: What You Need To Know
Updated 12:50 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have called for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, after reports that six women who got the vaccine developed blood clots afterward. Close to 7 million people have gotten this vaccine in the U.S. to date. The Centers for Disease Control […]
As COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility Expands, Some Say They Don’t Want The Shot
States across the Midwest are opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to more age groups. This should move the region closer to herd immunity and the return to some normalcy. Still, some say they don’t want to get vaccinated.
Latino Leaders In Meatpacking Towns Fight To Overcome Myths And Hesitancy About COVID-19 Vaccine
LIBERAL, Kansas — One woman thinks the COVID-19 pandemic was planned, man-made. A man won’t get inoculated because he suspects other countries are using…
217 Today — March 31, 2021
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 https://will.illinois.edu/nfs/217Today3-31-21.mp3 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans are again calling for an independent commission to draw Illinois’ new legislative maps. A bill introduced in the Illinois House earlier this year would require the state to tackle gun violence as a public health issue. Dozens of people gathered outside the Champaign City Building Tuesday […]
ISU President: Universities Want IDPH To Require Vaccination For Fall Attendance
NORMAL — Illinois State University and other public higher education institutions want the Illinois Department of Public Health to require students be vaccinated for COVID-19 if they attend classes in the fall. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wglt/audio/2021/03/segment_1_all_students_vaccinated.mp3 Listen to this story here. During an Academic Senate meeting last week, ISU President Larry Dietz provided an update on whether students […]
State Nears ‘Bridge’ Phase With 64% Of Seniors Receiving At Least 1 Vaccine Dose
With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge” phase of reopening that…
All Outside Chicago Will Be Vaccine Eligible April 12; Reopening Changes Announced
All Illinoisans 16 years of age and older outside of Chicago will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations beginning April 12, and the state announced a …
Pritzker Reflects On COVID-19 Year: ‘The Politics Will Take Care Of Itself In The End’
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Illinois’ first reported death from COVID-19. In the next 12 months, Illinois would go on to report nearly 21…
Illinois Launches COVID Vaccine Hotline
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday afternoon launched a COVID-19 vaccine hotline — something advocates have been asking Gov. JB Pritzker…
Planning A Spring Break? These 5 Tips Can Help Minimize Risk
The CDC still advises against nonessential travel, but many infectious disease experts say a trip to the beach or a family vacation can be done pretty safely if you do it right.
Biden Sets May 1 Target To Have All Adults Vaccine-Eligible
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is outlining his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 and get the nation back “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. Biden is addressing the nation Thursday evening, one year into the coronavirus pandemic. He said of the virus, which has killed more […]
CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities
New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.