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Shoppers, Workers Clash Over Post-Pandemic Expectations
More than two and a half years into the pandemic, many businesses have had to curb their hours of operations or services as they continue to grapple with labor shortages.
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‘Tripledemic' Feared as RSV and Flu Cases Rise
With winter approaching and Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, doctors warn the U.S. could potentially face what’s being called a “tripledemic” – a rise in three respiratory illnesses. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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‘Tripledemic' Feared as RSV and Flu Cases Rise, COVID Community Levels Increase in Chicago Area
With winter approaching and Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, doctors warn the U.S. could potentially face what’s being called a “tripledemic” – a rise in three respiratory illnesses.
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Is the Pandemic Over? Chicago's Top Doctor Says ‘COVID Is Not Over'
President Joe Biden declared the coronavirus pandemic is over in an interview that aired Sunday. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady discussed weighed in on the topic on Tuesday saying “COVID is not over as a disease.”
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Ancient Arctic Anthrax Has Returned, as Climate Change Impacts Spread of Diseases
Climate change can make diseases stronger, or weaken humans and their ability to fight infections, researchers say. And another consequence of climate change, the melting Arctic permafrost, released ancient frozen bacteria that were frozen for thousands of years. Erik Franklin, professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, joins LX News.
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New Studies Support Origin Theory That COVID-19 Emerged in the Wild
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold – further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab.
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WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization, WHO, on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The designation puts Monkeypox on the same list as other other outbreaks such as, COVID-19, Zika, H1N1 Flu, Polio, and Ebola
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Pharmacists Can Now Prescribe Drug That Curbs Symptoms Directly to COVID-19 Patients
The Pfizer pill, Paxlovid, is intended for people with COVID-19 who are more likely to become seriously ill. Previously only doctors could prescribe the drug
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China Calls COVID ‘Lab Leak' Theory a Lie After WHO Report
China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to blame. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also rejected accusations...
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Officials: Millions of COVID-19 Shots Ordered for Youngest
White House officials say orders have been coming in for COVID-19 vaccine doses for small children. Federal authorization of shots for U.S. kids under 5 is possible next week. The government last week began allowing pharmacies and states to place orders, with 5 million doses initially available. So far, about 1.45 million of the 2.5 million available doses of Pfizer...
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More Than 30 Companies to Start Making Pfizer's COVID Pill
The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool says that nearly three dozen companies worldwide will soon start making generic versions of Pfizer’s coronavirus pill
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How One LA Couple Is Coping With Rent Hikes
I showed up to meet Marcus Robinson and his girlfriend, Brittney Price, on a weekday afternoon in Los Angeles. They invited me into their home, where they had just signed the lease. They told me it was a challenge to land this place just a few blocks from downtown. Robinson and Price are both freelance artists. Like many, the pandemic…
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LA Rent Is Among the Least Affordable in the US. How Did This Happen?
In 2021, rent rose about 14% across the country, the biggest surge in over two years. Of the 10 U.S. cities with the highest average rent, six, including Los Angeles, are in California. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadways talks to one couple, both artists, who were hit hard by the rent spike and explores potential solutions.
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97-Year-Old Bakery Says Goodbye To Chicagoans, Blames Pandemic Challenges
A nearly 100-year-old bakery that started in Chicago is closing its doors for good after two years of navigating pandemic challenges.
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97-Year-Old Bakery Says Goodbye, Blames Pandemic Challenges
A nearly 100-year-old bakery that started in Chicago is closing its doors for good after two years of navigating pandemic challenges. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.
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Canada's Protests Settle Down, But Could Echo in Politics
Canada’s trucker protest, which grew until it closed a handful of Canada-U.S. border posts and shut down key parts of the capital city for weeks, could echo for years in Canadian politics and perhaps south of the border
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COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US
Canadian lawmakers are expressing increasing worry about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations
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Watchdog Says Key Federal Health Agency Is Failing on Crises
A federal watchdog says the government’s main health agency is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the national response to public health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterrorist attacks.
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Europe Considers New COVID-19 Strategy: Accepting the Virus
With one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates and its most pandemic-battered economies, the Spanish government is laying the groundwork for a new different COVID-19 playbook.
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Cannabis Compounds May Prevent Coronavirus Infection, Study Finds
Some of the compounds in cannabis may prevent the entry of the coronavirus into healthy human cells, according to a study published in the Journal of Nature Products.