Category Archives: COVID-19
Over half happy to never return to office, work from home permanently
Depending upon your workspace, you might be cramped up with people. This caused many to work from home once the pandemic ramped up a year ago. A new survey found that half of workers would be happy to...
Apr 20, 2021
Macon County Health Department offering Moderna Clinic tomorrow
April 19, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department is offering the following on-site COVID-19 vaccination opportunities this week for those who live or work in Macon County. Tomorrow, Tuesday, April ...
Apr 19, 2021
Macon County Health Department identify fourth COVID variant
April 15, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Macon County Health Department (MCHD) have identified one additional COVID-19 variant strain of concern, B.1.427, in Macon Coun...
Apr 15, 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health updates vaccination plans while J&J COVID-19 vaccine on hold
April 13, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is developing and implementing plans to move forward with COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois after putting a pause on the administration...
Apr 13, 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
April 13, 2021 - 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 He...
Apr 13, 2021
Macon County Health Department offering walk-in vaccinations today
April 13, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) is offering walk-ins at the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic today at Richland Community College at the National Sequestration Education C...
Apr 13, 2021 National Cancer Institute / Unsplash
Statewide daily COVID cases hit 4,000 for first time since January
April 9, 2021 - New daily COVID-19 cases rose above 4,000 today for the first time since the end of January. There were a total of 4,004 new and probable cases of infection reported along with 21 addi...
Apr 09, 2021
State monitoring cases of COVID-19 variants
April 8, 2021 - The State's top public health doctor says that they are keeping a watchful eye on the COVID variants circulating in Illinois and across the United States. 704 cases of variants have be...
Apr 08, 2021
LISTEN: Terrence "TAT" Taylor
April 7, 2021 - Terrence "TAT" Taylor joined Byers & Co to talk about starting his new business as a community liaison and impacting positive change.
Apr 07, 2021
New pandemic shortage: Ketchup packets
First it was hand sanitizer, followed by paper and toilet paper. Next up for pandemic shortage: Ketchup… packets. Thanks to the uptick in takeout orders, restaurants are running out of the singl...
Apr 07, 2021