Illinois lawmakers considering different types of vaccine mandates

Vaccine mandates are changing around the United States as leaders struggle to contain fears of the omicron variant and the country’s latest surge of COVID cases.

Illinois lawmakers consider different types of vaccine mandates
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Vaccine mandates are changing around the United States as leaders struggle to contain fears of the omicron variant and the country?s latest surge of COVID-19 cases.

Omicron COVID-19 variant identified in Chicago
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The person is a Chicago resident, who came in contact with someone from another state who tested positive for the Omicron variant.

Chicago doctor weighs in on Omicron variant appearing in our area soon
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Dr. John Segreti, the Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention with Rush University Medical Center, talks the Omicron variant.

Oak Park and River Forest High School to resume after-school activities
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One parent wrote to FOX 32 to say sports and after-school activities were canceled, but more than 3,700 kids could still go to school every day, questioning how that was taking safety into account.

Cicero, Berwyn reach 70% vaccination rate

Cicero and Berwyn are celebrating a huge milestone in the fight against COVID-19.

Oak Park and River Forest High School to resume sports, other activities amid rising COVID cases

One parent wrote to FOX 32 to say sports and after-school activities were canceled, but more than 3,700 kids could still go to school every day, questioning how that was taking safety into account.

COVID-19 forces Oak Park-River Forest school officials to shut down clubs, athletics
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Sports and after school activities are cancelled due to COVID-19 at Oak Park River Forest High School, but the school may have a change of heart. FOX 32's Tia Ewing has the latest details.

New travel rules go into effect to fight COVID-19
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New stricter travel rules are in effect as the nation closely monitors the new omicron variant. Dr. Chris Colbert discusses it in depth with FOX 32's Tia Ewing.

Oxford scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine says next pandemic may be worse

Professor Sarah Gilbert, one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, is warning that more money needs to be devoted to research and preparations.

Chicago prepares for COVID omicron variant, though no cases have been detected in Illinois yet

The highly contagious COVID omicron variant hasn’t been confirmed here locally, but authorities predict it's days away. Chicago is currently averaging over 600 COVID cases a day. The positivity rate is 4.1%