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Maryland and Illinois Now Publish Their Own Vaccine Schedules, and Coverage Rules Differ by State This Fall

Maryland issued its first state vaccine schedule, and Illinois adopted its own fall guidance. What the split means for coverage and pharmacy access.

Medical Daily

Uptown's Shuttered Weiss Memorial Hospital Loses Its State License, Leaving Neighbors to Rely on Other North Side ERs

Illinois says the closed Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown has lost its license. Where can Uptown residents go now for emergency and hospital care?

Medical Daily

Oregon doctor on hantavirus cruise shares his optimism after testing positive: ‘It’s amazing how quickly time flies’

Dr Stephen Kornfeld was on the cruise ship as a passenger but offered his services when people became sick

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Botulism-Like Illness In Illinois: Officials Suspect Links To Fake Botox Injections

The illnesses were reported in two people who received fake Botox or a similar, possibly counterfeit products in LaSalle County, health officials said.

Medical Daily

Illinois reports first measles case in 4 years

The person, who was exposed to the virus in another country, was unvaccinated, the IDPH said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Toxic gas from a tanker truck crash killed five people. Now, an Illinois town braces for more damage

A semi-truck crash had deadly consequences as thousands of pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked onto an interstate in Illinois. Kelly Rissman reports

The Independent UK

5 state public health workers kept ‘yearbook’ that mocked photos of medical marijuana applicants, IG report says

Five state public health employees maintained a “yearbook” that included photos of medical marijuana applicants and mocking captions such as “Happy Holidaze” and “Why the long face?,” according to a report released Friday by the state’s executive inspector general’s office.

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Some Illinois school districts to ditch COVID-19 tests this fall: ‘The demand really wasn’t there’

CHICAGO — Despite the urging of the state’s health department to resume school-based COVID-19 testing for students this fall, officials at several Illinois districts said this week they are halting the program due to waning interest from parents and the availability of home tests.

Chicago Tribune

Dr. Sameer Vohra named next director of Illinois Department of Public Health

Vohra, hailed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker as the Illinois Department of Public Health’s “next visionary leader,” will serve as the permanent replacement for Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who was a fixture on Illinois television screens during the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Privacy must come first when it comes to abortion data

Data collection tied to abortion has made many women and abortion-rights advocates especially uneasy in this current climate, where the highly personal matter has been hyper politicized once again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago man has first ‘probable’ case of monkeypox in Illinois

The patient recently traveled to Europe, state and city health officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Audit faults LaSalle Veterans Home staff, public health department for COVID crisis response

Illinois Republicans were anxiously awaiting the 154-page report, which they said shows ‘when it comes to protecting our state’s most vulnerable’ Gov. J.B. ‘Pritzker is a failure.’ But the governor said, ‘I did hold people accountable, and I did fire people who are in those positions,’

Chicago Sun-Times

IDPH issues warning about three potential cases of severe hepatitis in children in Illinois

Two cases were in the suburbs. And one was in Western Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. J.B. Pritzker still searching for public health chief to succeed Dr. Ezike

Asked whether the state would consider another indoor mask mandate, as other U.S. cities respond to rising cases, Pritzker said, “I think that towns, cities across Illinois, not to mention across the country, should do what they feel is necessary in their communities to keep people safe.”

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Pritzker to take school mask case to Illinois Supreme Court after ruling leaves masking up to local districts

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to step in after his administration lost an attempt to keep statewide masking and other COVID-19 mitigation measures at schools in place, as more than 500 Illinois districts pivot to mask optional policies.

Chicago Sun-Times

IDPH investigating 2 more COVID-19 testing companies

Northshore Clinical Laboratories and O’Hare Clinical Labs are being investigated amid complaints about long waits for test results among other problems.

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