Staff Reportnews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.comMcHenry County residents are urged to get tested for COVID-19 if they plan to gather for the holidays.In a news release, the McHenry County Department of Health said everyone, regardless of […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – One day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive the COVID-19 […]
Staff Reportnews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.comLocal health officials urge all eligible McHenry County residents who received their COVID-19 vaccine to now get a booster dose to help strengthen protection against severe disease or complications […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an executive order Friday that will add daycare personnel to the list of professions that must be vaccinated against COVID-19 […]
Staff Reportnews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.comMake it a double, doc: the COVID-19 vaccine and a flu shot.With the start of the flu season beginning this month, Dr. Laura Buthod, medical adviser for the McHenry County […]
Staff Reportnews@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.comPopulations at high risk for COVID-19 illness who received the Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for their primary series are urged by health officials to get a Pfizer booster shot 6 months after […]
The COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at 1900 N. Richmond Road in McHenry will no longer offer COVID-19 vaccinations as of Saturday, Sept. 25, but will continue COVID-19 testing. According to a […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – The statewide mask mandate indoors is back, and educators and health care professionals will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. J.B. Pritzker […]
The McHenry County Department of Health reminds residents that the best way to prevent COVID-19 infection and severe illness is to get vaccinated. In a news release Tuesday, health officials urged […]
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