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We’ve touched om this subject before and want to take another stab at it, because the vaccination statistics put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are not accurate, …
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by P. Carter Newton
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4/20/21
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SPRINGFIELD–In accordance with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Illinois Department of Public …
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4/20/21
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GALENA–Jo Daviess County, along with the Illinois National Guard, will host a single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 mass vaccination one-day clinic on Wednesday, April 7 at River Ridge …
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4/5/21
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GALENA–As COVID restrictions begin to loosen due to the increasing availability of vaccines and the decline in cases, more people began to breathe a sigh of relief and hoped that a return to …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/29/21
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Getting the community vaccinated: Volunteers help with vaccination clinics at Midwest Medical Center
GALENA–It is an army of dedicated volunteers that spend at least one day a week at Midwest Medical Center that has been one of the strengths of the vaccination clinics. The clinics have been a …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/29/21
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The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Jo Daviess has stepped up to the plate to assist as needed in the Jo Daviess County quest to mediate the ravages of the COVID pandemic.
After the horrendous …
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by Art Ricker
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3/22/21
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GALENA–The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released vaccination figures for Jo Daviess County on Monday, March 22.
According to IDPH, 11.37 percent of Jo Daviess County residents …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/22/21
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GALENA–The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and county health departments are watching frustrations boil over as the vaccine roll out isn’t going as smoothly as …
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3/22/21
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GALENA–Many have criticized the vaccine rollout through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the federal government for the time it is taking to get vaccines in the arms of …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/15/21
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GALENA–In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this flu season has been unlike any local providers have experienced–in a good way.
Since September, the beginning of a typical flu …
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by Hillary Dickerson
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3/15/21
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GALENA–The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released vaccination figures for Jo Daviess County on Monday, March 15.
According to IDPH, 10.94 percent of Jo Daviess County residents …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/15/21
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GALENA–The Jo Daviess County Board of Health got an update on the county’s vaccine wait list during its meeting Wednesday, March 3 meeting.
The meeting was the first since the opening …
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by Brandon Behlke
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3/8/21
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