Suburban school loses state recognition over refusal to follow mask mandate
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Perry Kalmus talks about how college admissions will look at students who have their degrees discredited due to their schools refusing to follow the statewide mask mandate.

Carnival Vista: 27 people aboard cruise ship test positive for COVID-19

The COVID-19 cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista cruise ship, which arrived Wednesday in Belize, officials said.

Local school loses state recognition over not requiring masks
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The trouble erupted after the Supt. of Timothy Christian Schools, Matt Davidson, appeared in a video that went out to families Wednesday stating that masks would be optional.

Extra COVID vaccine OK'd for those with weak immune systems

U.S. regulators on Thursday said transplant recipients and others with weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge.

203 cases of COVID linked to Lollapalooza
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Chicago's top doctor says Lollapalooza was not the COVID-19 superspreader that some people feared it might be.

COVID-19 surge: States that showed progress now seeing waves of new cases

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.

US in ‘much worse situation’ with COVID-19 pandemic than expected, experts say

Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania and a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Panel, said he’s amazed at how much of society appears to have returned to normal behaviors despite the pandemic being far from over.

CDC: More than 90% of US counties have ‘substantial or high’ COVID-19 transmission

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said on Thursday that more than 90% of counties in the U.S. are experiencing “substantial or high” rates of COVID-19 transmission.

No staffed pediatric ICU beds left in North Texas region, hospital official says

“We [have] no staffed pediatric ICU beds available in Trauma Service Area E,” said Stephen Love, President/CEO, Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council.

Carol Stream nursing home sees uptick in COVID cases

Nearly four dozen residents at a suburban nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks.

Pandemic widens literacy gap for students
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Susan Lambert from Amplify talks about the disparate impact that the pandemic had on the literacy rates for Black and Hispanic students.

Emergency room staff feeling strain of COVID-19 cases due to surging delta variant
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Dr. Scott Samlan from NW Indiana ER & Hospital talks about the sharp rise of COVID-19 cases they've been treating and the strain it is putting on healthcare workers.

US jobless claims fall for 3rd straight week as economy strengthens

U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 375,000, near a pandemic low and another sign of strength for a rebounding economy and job market.

What can future Chicago festivals learn from Lollapalooza?
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Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine talks about the inherent risk of holding massive festivals and gatherings in Chicago during the pandemic.