Updated 5/14/2021 10:15 PM
Numerous entities pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the short term, despite the federal government relaxing rules for fully vaccinated Americans.
That cautious approach comes amid two days of churn and some confusion after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and President Joe Biden announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in public, with some exceptions such as on public transit or airplanes.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday he would revise the state s strict face covering rules. And the Illinois Department of Public Health is working to adjust guidance documents in response, according to a memo.
About 42% of DuPage County residents are fully immunized against COVID-19, which is 8% more than neighboring Will County and 5% more than the overall state number, the latest data shows.
An interview with Oromo American human rights activist Seenaa Jimjimo on genocide in Ethiopia
May 13, 2021
Seenaa Jimjimo holds master’s degrees in public health and administration. Seenaa is an author and a dedicated human rights and women’s rights activist. From a very young age she felt grieved over the injustices she saw perpetuated against the Oromo people, particularly against Oromo women. While at the University of Illinois, she was a graduate student senator at large, co-founder and president of the African Student Organization at Truman College. Seenaa is a recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship and Whitney M. Young Fellowship. Currently, she is the executive director of Oromo Legacy Leadership and Advocacy Association and an environmental health specialist II for DuPage County Health Department. Here Seenaa is speaking to Congress about the Oromo people in 2017.