CDC says J&J vaccine has ‘small possible risk’ of rare neurological disorder

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials said Monday.

CPS to launch 3 school-based vaccination sites for students, families

Chicago Public Schools is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to pull out all the stops to get eligible students vaccinated.

Pfizer to discuss booster shots with US health officials Monday

Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Illinois health officials adopt updated CDC guidance for schools, encourage unvaccinated to wear masks

“The CDC is right: vaccination is the best preventive strategy. As school board members, parents, teachers and superintendents plan for a return to in-person learning in the fall, we strongly encourage those who are not vaccinated to continue to mask," said Dr. Ngozi Ezike.

CDC releases updated guidance for schools
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The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that it will fully adopt the CDC's updated guidance for COVID-19 prevention for schools from Kindergarten to 12th grade.

Illinois reports 2,945 coronavirus cases, 53 deaths in the last week

Public health officials on Friday announced 2,945 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 53 additional deaths have been recorded in the last week.

US death rates fall for lung cancer, melanoma, report says

U.S. death rates from many types of cancer continued to decline, mostly in deaths from lung cancer and melanoma, according to a new report published Thursday.

Cold weather virus in summer baffles doctors, worries parents

The recent emergence of a virus that typically sickens children in colder months has baffled U.S. pediatricians and put many infants in the hospital with troublesome coughs and breathing trouble.