9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The president has in recent weeks escalated campaign promises to deliver a vaccine by the end of the year, suggesting that a treatment against the coronavirus could be ready by the November election.
Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville plans to close next year, leaving a void for Black mothers-to-be in Chicago.
Billboards that read: “Abortion Is Healthcare. It’s Covered By Illinois Medicaid” will appear in Chicago’s suburbs, Peoria and Champaign.
Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?
Seniors have been isolated during the pandemic, putting their physical and mental health at risk. But some community groups have found a way to lend a hand.
There’s a lot that scientists don’t know about how viral infections can interact. But researchers are eager to figure out how coronavirus infections might affect flu infections and vice versa.
The hospital says that shouldn’t affect patient care on the South Side, but public health officials argue the area is a “health care desert.”
Illinois saw rising positivity rates this week in most of the state’s regions, and an outbreak at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the administration’s effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, said having a vaccine by next month was “not impossible.” But a longer timetable appears more likely.