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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...

President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said.

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

By Associated Press

July 31, 2022 at 8:39 a.m.

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after...

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 27, 2021.

US rules out summer COVID boosters to focus on fall campaign

By Associated Press

July 29, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot...

ARCHIVO - Un vial de la vacuna de Moderna para el COVID-19 es visto en una farmacia en Portland, Oregon, el 27 de diciembre de 2022. (AP Foto/Jenny Kane)

EEUU comprará vacuna de Moderna contra ómicron

By Associated Press

July 29, 2022 at 11:35 a.m.

El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden anunció el viernes un acuerdo con Moderna para comprar...

Sofía Espinoza Tam es sostenida por su padre, el Dr. Juan Espinoza, pediatra del Hospital Infantil de Los Angeles, mientras que la enfermera Mónica López administra la vacuna contra el COVID-19 de Pfizer el martes 21 de junio de 2022.

La gente no vacuna a sus niños contra el covid y muchos tampoco reciben refuerzos

By Abraham Gutman

July 29, 2022 at 10:41 a.m.

Los casos de covid aumentaron en Philadelphia alrededor de 40% en el último mes, eso...

White House, Moderna reach deal for omicron COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

July 29, 2022 at 10:40 a.m.

The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66...

Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to examine a post-Roe America, focusing on the legal consequences of the Dobbs decision, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2022.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he tested positive for COVID

By Associated Press

July 28, 2022 at 10:55 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 and was...

Jamie Johnson teaches students in a STEM summer school program at Wadsworth Elementary in the Woodlawn neighborhood on July 8. Most of the students were also masked.

CPS will ‘strongly recommend’ masks for the new school year but won’t mandate them; Chicago remains at high COVID-19 level

By Tracy Swartz

July 27, 2022 at 3:51 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools will continue to "strongly recommend," not require, masks for the upcoming school...

Residents line up to be tested for COVID-19 in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on Aug. 3, 2021.

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

By Associated Press

July 27, 2022 at 7:02 a.m.

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China...

El presidente Joe Biden habla de manera remota durante un evento en el South Court Auditorium en el complejo de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el lunes 25 de julio de 2022. Biden, quien continúa recuperándose de su infección por coronavirus, habló en teleconferencia con ejecutivos de empresas y líderes laborales para discutir la Chips Act, una propuesta para impulsar la fabricación nacional de microprocesadores. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Biden trata de convencer a EEUU de que no habrá una recesión

By Associated Press

July 26, 2022 at 12:47 p.m.

Ante un reporte potencialmente adverso esta semana sobre la salud general de la economía de...

El presidente Joe Biden escucha durante su participación virtual en un evento en el Auditorio del Patio Sur del complejo de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 25 de julio de 2022, en Washington. (AP Foto/Susan Walsh)

Biden: A Trump le faltó ‘valor para actuar’ el 6 de enero

By Associated Press

July 26, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

El presidente Joe Biden criticó el lunes a su predecesor por no intentar detener el...