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A man is tested for the coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020. (Antonio Perez / baiduhai)

Today in History: COVID death toll hits 1 million

By Associated Press

September 28, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 28, 2020, the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1 million, according...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot, right, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, second from left, and public health experts in updating residents on March 12, 2020, in the early days of the pandemic. Illinois, Chicago and Cook County received $11 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A Tribune-University of Chicago Mansueto Institute analysis revealed few efforts to identify potential waste and abuse of that money. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

By Dan Petrella

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...

A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle on Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

By Lauren Neergaard

September 2, 2026 at 9:16 a.m.

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this...

Johanna Claudette describes the daily challenges she faces living with long COVID symptoms on March 6, 2025, at a music rehearsal space in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Five years ago, COVID gripped the world in fear. Now local scientists, doctors warn Trump’s policies are weakening public health.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

March 9, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

As the COVID pandemic's five-year anniversary approaches, local scientists and doctors warn Trump administration policies...

COVID-19 and flu vaccines are pictured at a walk-in clinic in a 2023 file photo. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lake County official advises caution during COVID surge

By Joseph States

September 3, 2024 at 4:55 p.m.

According to CDC guidelines, those with respiratory symptoms should try to isolate and stay away...

US clears updated COVID-19 shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option

By Associated Press

August 30, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by...

COVID-19 and flu spikes bring out the face masks to protect against strains of COVID and flu as pedestrians make their way in downtown on Jan. 5, 2024.

COVID-19 is on the rise across the US

By Associated Press

August 16, 2024 at 4:04 p.m.

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from federal health officials suggests it’s on the upswing...

FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 7, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Big Bend, Wis. Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year. President Joe Biden’s campaign announced Thursday, April 18, that Harris plans to campaign in La Crosse on Monday at an event focused on abortion rights (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy.

By Associated Press

April 22, 2024 at 6:25 p.m.

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and DARLENE SUPERVILLE (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala...

This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory.

Today in History: US declares a public health emergency over coronavirus

By Associated Press

March 12, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new...

Ephrem Chen, 9, receives his COVID-19 booster shot and a flu vaccine from an IDPH nurse during a walk-in clinic on Dec. 3, 2023, at St. Procopius School in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago.

‘Tripledemic’? Local medical experts urge vaccination as COVID, flu and RSV hospitalizations spike nationwide.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

December 18, 2023 at 3:18 p.m.

As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across large swaths of Illinois and the nation, only about 11%...

Commuters, some wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19, board a CTA Brown line train in Chicago, June 30, 2022.

As COVID numbers rise, public health officials call for vigilance against respiratory viruses

By Ilana Arougheti

November 22, 2023 at 6:02 p.m.

With COVID-19 hospitalization back on the rise in Illinois, state public health officials are asking...

Flanked by members of the Southwest Organizing Project, Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health, speaks about COVID-19, the surge in RSV cases among children and the outreach efforts to get people vaccinated before getting her booster vaccine at a CVS in Chicago, Nov. 22, 2022.

Dr. Allison Arwady, who headed Chicago’s response to COVID-19, joining CDC

By Alice Yin

November 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

The chief architect of Chicago's COVID-19 response will begin a new role next year at...

A man walks by Pfizer headquarters, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. Pfizer reports earnings on Oct. 31, 2023.

A continuing decline in sales of COVID-19 products clips revenue at Pfizer

By Associated Press

October 31, 2023 at 7:23 a.m.

Pfizer losses were not as great as expected in the third quarter, but a continued...