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HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN WEST FRANKFORT

Police open homicide investigation after shooting death in West Frankfort

Mother remembers daughter who died in ATV crash

Mother remembers daughter who died in ATV crash Unmute Chelsey McKinney JOHNSTON CITY (WSIL)---A family is left heartbroken, after Chelsey Jane McKinney was killed in an ATV crash over the weekend. Now, her mother Melissa McKinney chooses to reflect on the life she lived. "Chelsey was the most vibrant, fearless, young woman that anyone could ever meet. She had a heart of gold," said Melissa. Chelsey McKinney was a nurse at Herrin Hospital, who loved her job and coworkers. "She lived for helping people and making people smile," said Melissa. Chelsey McKinney was also the mother of a little girl named Ivory Jane, who is a day shy of her first birthday.

COVID-19 vaccine expected to help with hospital staffing challenges

Local hospital leaders expect the COVID-19 vaccine to help address staffing challenges during the pandemic. Southern Illinois Healthcare, which operates Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Herrin Hospital, St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, and clinics throughout southern Illinois, has vaccinated more than 1,200 of its employees since the first batch of Pfizer vaccines arrived last week. "It's been stressful here. But last week, when we were able to sign up for the vaccine and heard the shipment had arrived, it really was a joyous moment here. We keep hearing it called a shot of hope," said Tera Lannom, director of nursing excellence at SIH. "This shot of hope feels like the beginning of the end of the pandemic. It really is such a huge scientific discovery and a historic moment for us."

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SIH's Herrin Hospital using antibody testing to help treat some COVID-19 patients

SIH’s Herrin Hospital using antibody testing to help treat some COVID-19 patients Antibody treatment in use in Southern Illinois Hospital By Colin Baillie | December 14, 2020 at 5:04 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 5:43 PM HERRIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Southern Illinois Healthcare is using an antibody treatment to help sick COVID-19 patients. “So what these new treatments are, basically scientist and Pharmaceutical companies have basically manufactured a man made antibody to the COVID spike protein,” said SIH Herrin Hospital Medical Director Joshua Miksanek said. He said not everyone is qualified for this treatment, and explained the steps. “You need to have a discussion with a physician to talk about the risk/benefits of getting it because it’s been only studied in a small number of people, around 400 or 500 patients, where it’s shown a trend of keeping you out of the hospital or keeping you out of the ER.”

First COVID-19 vaccines may be available soon