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Active COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County are on the rise again after falling steadily over the past seven weeks.
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Low vaccination rates, human behavior, and viral mutations may mean COVID will never end. That's according to many experts, including OSF HealthCare Chief Operating Officer Mike Cruz.
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There might actually be more vaccination hesitancy by parents considering the COVID shots for their kids than for any other group. At least one school district estimates just 20-30% of children ages 5-11 will get the vaccine.
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Ninety seven percent of UnityPoint Health's workers are complying with the health care system's COVID-19 vaccination policy on its Nov. 1 deadline.
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Junior nursing major Hannah Marshall started the Bradley Pride for Vaccination Campaign to encourage students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and protect each other on the Hilltop.
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A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education room on Wednesday as many more stood outside the building to protest the state’s new indoor mask mandate in all public and nonpublic schools.
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Parents, neighbors, teachers and police officers cheered on students of Franklin Primary School as they entered the building on Wednesday.
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The entire Tri-County area now has the “high” community transmission designation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the region approaches 750 active COVID-19 cases.
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Fewer than one-third of South Peoria residents were fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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More than 600 Tri-County residents currently have COVID-19, the most in three months.