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For every new case of COVID-19 diagnosed in the suburbs over the past week, 17 people have gotten a dose of the vaccine. But frustration about access to vaccines remains high, and another 35 people have died of the disease.
Super Bowl parties could become COVID-19 superspreader events, experts worry WLS CHICAGO (WLS) -- Despite relaxed rules, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, does not want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader event. While Super Bowl Sunday traditionally brings in business for restaurants and bars, Dr. Fauci encouraged people to "lay low" instead of going to parties. "It hurts that people are going to stay home. With the restrictions, we will do at least 20% of what we did last year," said Sam Sanchez, Old Crow Smokehouse. Old Crow Smokehouse in Wrigleyville had ...
Super Bowl parties could become COVID-19 superspreader events, experts worry WLS Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- Despite relaxed rules, Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, does not want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader event. While Super Bowl Sunday traditionally brings in business for restaurants and bars, Dr. Fauci encouraged people to "lay low" instead of going to parties. "It hurts that people are going to stay home. With the restrictions, we will do at least 20% of what we did last year," said Sam Sanchez, Old Crow Smokehouse. Old Crow Smokehouse in Wrigleyvil...
Updated 2/3/2021 6:27 AM Illinois' daily tally of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations remained below the seven-day average, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday, but it's not for lack of interest. As proof, "our website this morning saw nearly 1.9 million hits in the first hour," Cook County Department of Public Health spokeswoman Deborah Song said. She was describing the onslaught of people trying to hook up with vaccinations at a second Cook County mass inoculation site opening Wednesday at Triton College in River Grove. "We booked more than 3,400 appointments in th...
Vaccine is 'our ticket back to normalcy,' but experts warn herd immunity is months away Crowds of people check out food vendors at a street festival in downtown Palatine in 2019. Medical experts say it could still take months for the economy to reopen at pre-pandemic levels, but the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine is promising. Daily Herald File Photo, 2019 Large indoor gatherings, like this graduation ceremony at Wheeling High School in 2019, could be possible later this year thanks to the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts say. But some suggest social distancing...