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Less than one month after omicron was confirmed in Chicago, it made up nearly all COVID-19 cases in one city report.

Interpreting COVID-19 tests requires more nuance than reading a red-colored strip on an antigen test. The Daily examined what factors to consider when interpreting results and spoke with Northwestern health experts to understand the nuance behind test results. Comparing antigen and molecular tests NU administers two types of tests: BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests and...

I’ve gathered some information on the omicron variant of Covid-19 to share with you. But first I have a more personal note. Many in the Alva area

As the COVID-19 pandemic nears the two-year mark, Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to tackle every facet of the disease, from investigating coronavirus vaccines' potential for providing immunity against similar coronaviruses to developing novel rapid antigen-based tests and examining disparities in COVID-19 case and mortality rates in Chicago.

SHEENA TAN: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Sheena Tan. MADISON SMITH: And I’m Madison Smith. This is The Weekly: a podcast that breaks down our top headlines each week. MADISON SMITH: Here’s what’s been happening in the headlines. In Evanston, teachers said they were blindsided by the decision to begin hybrid instruction in April, despite months of collaboration between Evanston Township High School/District 202 administrators and the school’s certified staff union. SHEENA TAN: And ...

Illinois Department of Public Health reports new COVID-19 P.1 variant found in Chicago

Feinberg researchers find COVID-19 strain from Brazil in Chicago Illinois’ first known case of the COVID-19 variant first detected in travelers from Brazil was found last week by researchers at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Feinberg’s Pathogen Genomics research team identified the strain through sequencing analysis of a COVID-19 specimen, which confirmed it as the P.1 variant first identified in the United States in late January in Minnesota. According to the Illinois Depart...

Chicago and IDPH confirm first case of COVID-19 P.1 variant in Illinois Canton Daily Ledger CHICAGO – The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the first case in Illinois of the COVID-19 variant called P.1. The P.1 variant was first identified in travelers from Brazil during routine airport screening in Tokyo, Japan, in early January but has subsequently been identified in several other countries. A case of P.1 was first identifie...

How Peoria became a vaccine leader • Brazilian variant identified in Illinois • California biotech firm moves to Chicago Crains Health Pulse is your source for actionable, exclusive and inside news on the health care industry. Johnny Milano/Bloomberg PEORIA LEADS THE STATE IN COVID VACCINATIONS: As of March 4, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 84 percent of county residents 65 or older had received a first dose, two times the rate for Chicago and Cook County.  On Fe...