Month: November 2020

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Carle, OSF call on community to do its part to curb COVID-19 spread

Trends in hospitalizations in Champaign County are concerning local hospital officials.  Carle Foundation Hospital Associate Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Chan and OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center President Dr. Jared Rogers joined Champaign-Urbana Public Health Director Julie Pryde Monday afternoon to discuss how rising positivity rates in Region […]

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IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine

By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have continued preparing locations to store and distribute the vaccine that could be released to frontline hospital workers in a matter […]