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Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

Though the governor said that he and his wife are asymptomatic, they decided to get tested after his teenage son starting displaying mild symptoms.

A Los Angeles resident has tested positive for Coronavirus for the second time in 2021 since he was vaccinated earlier this year.

Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported nearly 14,000 new breakthrough cases over the past week and 85 more deaths. The new report brings the total...

A breakthrough case is when an individual tests positive for COVID-19 after they've been fully vaccinated against the disease.

Words, for concern, and that you should get vaccinated immediately. calling it what could be a life or death decision. and the president, in a rare moment, pointing out the former president, president trump, that he acknowledged that he has gotten his booster. president biden saying hes had his booster, too. the president speaking to the nation from the state dining room at the white house, saying americans who have vaccinated and boosted can go ahead with their holiday plans. but he did say to ...

500 million free tests is very important. but we probably need something between 2 and 3 billion a month. just given the number of people testing twice a week. so that is very important. hes right about the boosters. but its hard to get appointments now because of demand. and the real people we need, as he pointed out, to get shots are the unvaccinated. and thats critical. >> right. >> we should all remember what these shots do. the shots lower our risk of getting serious infections, ending up i...

Request x number of tests. we dont know how many allocated and we dont know how it will be distributed. four to six weeks on or so far into the omicron variant that it is no longer necessary. the president referenced breakthrough cases. he had an exposure to someone who later tested positive. he has since tested negative twice. he will be tested again tomorrow. that is another angle to all of this obviously hitting home in terms of the white building behind me for the president as he made the sp...

What does it say to you about the rapidity of transmission? and what are your observations or what does the data suggest about people have breakthrough cases. have theyve been vaccinated and boosted or vaccinated? >> the way i break it down is that we have to look at exposure, infection, and disease. when it comes to an exposure to the coronavirus turning into an infection, omicron is the fastest it is and most formidable version of the virus that we have seen. so we have to take steps to try an...

>> it is really incredible timing for the president as you mentioned he is set to deliver remarks tomorrow about the latest strategies on covid. as you mentioned, he tested negative yesterday. he tested negative today. he will be tested again on wednesday. but we will continue with his daily schedule because the cdc guidance doesnt require fully vaccinated individuals to quarantine after an exposure. and i think that underscores a point that we will hear him make tomorrow. and its even if youre ...