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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...

Archivo - Un pasajero sale de un módulo de pruebas de COVID-19 en el aeropuerto de Heathrow en Londres, el 29 de noviembre de 2021.

EEUU elimina requisito de prueba COVID-19 para viajes

By Associated Press

June 10, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

Un alto funcionario del gobierno de Estados Unidos reveló el viernes que el gobierno del...

Los giros del mundo laboral contemporáneo exigen adaptabilidad, para poder reaccionar adecuadamente ante nuevas situaciones de trabajo.

Cómo mejorar la capacidad de adaptación

By Amelie Breitenhuber

June 9, 2022 at 11:47 a.m.

La adaptabilidad es la calificación clave del futuro, según señala Carl Naughton en su nuevo...

Job seekers line up outside the New Hampshire Works employment security job center on May 10, 2021, in Manchester, New Hampshire. More Americans applied for jobless aid last week but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the week ending June 4, the most since mid-January, the Labor Department reported June 9, 2022.

More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week

By Associated Press

June 9, 2022 at 10:33 a.m.

More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting...

In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London.

A new COVID-19 vaccine may be an option for troops with religious concerns

By Associated Press

June 9, 2022 at 9:52 a.m.

A COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the...

Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Dec. 11, 2021.

Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses ordered for youngest kids, White House says

By Associated Press

June 9, 2022 at 6:14 a.m.

Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible...

Archivo - El presidente Joe Biden se reúne con el Equipo de Respuesta al COVID-19 de la Casa Blanca para actuar frente a la variante ómicron el 4 de enero de 2022, en Washington, D.C. (AP Foto/Andrew Harnik, Archivo)

EEUU redirige fondos contra el COVID para asegurar vacunas

By Associated Press

June 8, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

El gobierno del presidente Joe Biden informó el miércoles que una escasez de fondos lo...

A sign for Moderna Inc. hangs on its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Dec. 15, 2020. Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced June 8, 2022.

Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection

By Associated Press

June 8, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant...

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his proposed 2022-2023 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Newsom will unveil his proposed revised 2022-2023 spending plan on Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gobernador de California se impone en primarias demócratas

By Associated Press

June 8, 2022 at 9:43 a.m.

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, ganó con facilidad las primarias del martes apenas un...

In this image provided by the Serum Institute of India, vials of freshly manufactured Novavax COVID-19 vaccines wait to be labeled in 2022, in Pune, India.

FDA advisers back Novavax COVID shots as 4th vaccine option in US

By Associated Press

June 8, 2022 at 6:11 a.m.

American adults who haven't yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez at Mount Greenwood Elementary School in March.

Chicago Public Schools plans to spend nearly $10 billion next school year

By Tracy Swartz

June 8, 2022 at 4:59 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released its proposed $9.5 billion budget for the next school...