Rush University Medical Center in Chicago says 99 percent of employees are vaccinated

Rush is now checking staff vaccination records to determine who is not vaccinated. “We want to make sure that someone is truly non-compliant before we take the next step,” the director of Employee Health said.

2 vaccinated women die of COVID in Santa Cruz county

Santa Cruz county has reported its first two COVID deaths among vaccinated residents. Public health officials are urging the public to get vaccine booster shots if eligible.

Rush University Medical Center reaches 99% vaccine compliance
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Lisa Weichman Harries from Rush University Medical Center talks about nearly 100% of their healthcare workers getting vaccinated under the state mandate.

Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA approval of COVID-19 booster shot

Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the FDA to authorize a booster shot for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

Two Californians arrested in Hawaii for fake COVID test results

Hawaii authorities arrested two people from California for submitting fake COVID-19 test results to avoid a mandatory traveler quarantine meant to curb the virus’ spread in the islands.

Lightfoot says 'they will be vaccinated' as Chicago police union fights mandate

"As of now, the City has not issued a formal mandate. Only draft proposals have been presented by each side," said FOP President John Catanzara Jr. "As of today, any compliance with the self-reporting vaccination portal is strictly VOLUNTARY."

California 1st state in nation to announce vaccine requirements for students

After mounting pressure from the community and school boards, California on Friday became the first in the nation to require students be vaccinated for in-person learning.

Nearly 73% of eligible Chicagoans have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

It's been one week since Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Department of Public Health announced a new campaign to get people vaccinated.

Illinois reports 18,735 new COVID-19 cases, 236 deaths in the past week

IDPH reported 180,411 COVID-19 tests on Thursday, which is the highest one-day total of COVID-19 tests since the beginning of the pandemic. 

Aurora teacher posts anti-vaccine, anti-masking video
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An Aurora school district employee has gone rogue, sending a video to students promoting her views on the COVID-19 vaccine and anti-masking.

6 Naperville firefighters sue over vaccine, testing mandates

The six Naperville firefighters who are suing say the mandates are unconstitutional and violate their right to privacy.

Naperville firefighters sue over vaccine requirement
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Six Naperville firefighters are suing Naperville, Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare and Gov. Pritzker over COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates.

HIPAA does not apply to revealing COVID-19 vaccine status at work, HHS says

The HHS and OCR released guidance on Thursday which further clarified and confirmed that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule does not apply to employers or employment records.