Category Archives: COVID-19
MCHD updates quarantine guidance
March 15, 2021 - The Macon County Health Department will continue to endorse a 14-day quarantine period for persons identified as close contacts of COVID-19 cases, as also recommended as a best practi...
Mar 15, 2021
State launches vaccine appointment call center
March 14, 2021 - The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched the Vaccine Appointment Call Center to assist people who do not have access to or who have difficulty navigating online services ...
Mar 14, 2021
Bathroom has become our sanctuary during pandemic
Since the pandemic kicked in a year ago we’ve been looking for ways to get ‘me time.’ According to a new study our bathroom has become to go-to sanctuary for peace and quiet. 68% hea...
Mar 09, 2021
U of I SHIELD COVID test gets emergency authorization from FDA
March 8, 2021 - The SHIELD COVID-19 test, which has been used on University of Illinois campuses since last summer, is about to go statewide. The Food and Drug Administration has given the saliva test...
Mar 08, 2021 Incoming University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana students test at the indoor COVID-19 testing station at the State Farm Center. The university offers faculty, staff and students free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing sites across campus. The sites administer an innovative saliva-based test, a process developed by the university’s COVID-19 SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell team. Unlike conventional nasal testing, saliva samples are collected non-invasively, without requiring skilled health care workers.
Guy gets Clorox Wipes he ordered — a year later!
Remember a year ago when getting any cleaning products was near impossible? Since then production has increased and it’s been a bit easier to find hand sanitizer, bleach, disinfectant wipes, etc...
Mar 08, 2021
Woman fights employees at Bed & Body Works after refusing to wear mask
It was a full on brawl at Bath & Body Works over their mask wearing policy. A woman refused to wear one and was asked to leave. That’s when things escalated, quickly. The below video picks u...
Mar 08, 2021
IDPH announces partnership with Crossing Healthcare
March 3, 2021 - Building on existing efforts to ensure equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health today announced a new partnersh...
Mar 03, 2021
Illinois remains in bottom five states for vaccination percentage
March 3, 2021 - Illinois continues to lag behind most other states in getting people fully vaccinated for the coronavirus. Thus far, 6.8% of Illinoisans have received two shots. That is 46th in the co...
Mar 03, 2021
IDPH recommends V-Safe reminder for second vaccination
March 3, 2021 - As more Illinois residents become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging those who receive a COVID-19 vaccination to utilize the V-s...
Mar 03, 2021
People are planning their post-pandemic outfits already
Have you picked your outfits for post-pandemic life? A new survey found 45% are planning to go ‘all-out’ for their first event once getting the ‘all clear.’ 15% have already st...
Mar 03, 2021