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NORMAL — When patients are admitted to a hospital, they often aren’t thinking about what to take with them, especially when it’s an emergency situation.

The chief medical officer at Carle BroMenn and Carle Eureka hospitals says improved vaccination rates and lower coronavirus caseloads are good signs, but Dr. Jim Nevin is concerned that COVID-19 patients are younger and sicker than they were last year when long-term care facilities saw the biggest outbreaks.

Central Illinois health leaders joined The Pantagraph for a virtual roundtable to discuss all things COVID-19 Friday afternoon.

Mary Altaffer / AP Originally published on April 13, 2021 5:12 pm The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) is suspending use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine after federal regulators recommended the vaccine be shelved because of rare reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. Illinois State University officials said Tuesday the weekly clinic the health department hosts on Thursday will switch to the Pfizer vaccine, which requires a second dose. The Pritzker administration also said it would follow the federal guidance against using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. MCHD public...

courtesy It appears several newcomers will soon join the Bloomington City Council, while the progressive People First Coalition was shut out in its three council races. In the closest race, based on unofficial election results posted Tuesday night, Ward 9 candidate Tom Crumpler, an Illinois State University professor, led Jim Fruin, a real estate agent and previous city council member, by 19 votes to represent Bloomington’s east side. Bloomington City Council candidate Patrick Lawler addressed campaign supporters at an election watch party on Tuesday. Credit Emily Bollinger / WGLT Crumple...