Illinois is seeing levels of respiratory viruses tick up, the Illinois Department of Public Health said, with a “notable increase” in emergency department visits and hospital admissions for flu, ...

IDPH Director Doctor Sameer Vohra urged those who are feeling ill to take a COVID-19 test and to stay home if they test positive to avoid spreading the virus to friends and family, especially ...

And that's in addition to the 150,000 doses Chicago is primed to receive, IDPH said. Chicago-area pharmacies are among the first offering up doses of the new "bivalent" COVID booster shots ...

“Illinois now has a new tool to prepare our residents for the fall and winter respiratory season: an updated COVID-19 vaccine that targets current strains,” IDPH Director Sameer ...

In the middle of winter's cold and flu season, could some of my symptoms actually be COVID-19? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to ...

Here are the signs of each. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with COVID-19 can experience a wide range of symptoms, from mild reactions to severe illness.

Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase ... “We are in a very different place, but Covid is still a thing,” said Katelyn Jetelina, a public health expert and author ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rated 20 Illinois counties at medium COVID-19 community levels in its Thursday update, up from 19 at medium last week. For the second ...