Yates told me I wasn’t asking the right questions. What I should have been asking was about how the coronavirus vaccine will implant people with the biblical “mark of the beast” from the Book of Revelation and allow them to be taken over by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Catholic Conference of Illinois…
Recent days have brought hopeful news to the global fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by federal regulators, shipped across the country and used to inoculate front-line health care workers. Authorization of another vaccine appears imminent.
As a faith community concerned about the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death, we realize that many may be questioning the moral permissibility of these vaccines. We, the Catholic bishops of Illinois, join entirely the document released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines.” The document
CHICAGO (WLS) The first known person in the U.S. to contract COVID-19 from someone in the country is thanking the people who helped him pull through.
Healthcare workers at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates who treated that first COVID-19 patient are now getting their vaccinations. Excitement and hope. It has been a long road, St. Alexius nurse Alyssa Miller said. Roll up your sleeve, bite the bullet, and take the vaccine, said Lynwood Jones, medical director for infection control at St. Alexius. I think the problem is that over the past year we have seen enough people sick and enough people die.
The I-Team has answers to five top questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and this next phase in fighting the pandemic. It s been a long road, said Registered Nurse Alyssa Miller. I was very excited, nervous but excited to finally get this vaccine.
The staff was anxious to get this vaccine, knowing this is a step in the right direction for them. They have seen what the virus can do firsthand-and feel hopeful. We do know what the virus does to people and everyone doesn t die from the virus, said Dr. Lynwood Jones, infection control specialist. However, a lot of people have been sickened and are still having issues, so I tell them to get the vaccine.
That first patient tested positive for coronavirus on Jan. 24 at AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates, becoming the first case to be identified in Illinois and the second in the U.S. That woman s spouse later became the first known person-to-person transmission of the virus in the nation.
“I mean back then we didn t have a lot of information it was very scary for the frontline workers as well as the general public,” said Antemann. The spouse of a Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. NBC 5 s Chris Hush leads our team coverage.
Coronavirus Testing Opens at O Hare International Airport
Coronavirus testing opened at Chicago s O Hare International Airport on Friday for passengers and employees.
Both rapid antigen and PCR COVID-19 test are available at the Chicago-area airport at a walk-up facility located in the bus and shuttle center, according to a tweet.
The testing site is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first level of the main garage between elevators 3 and 4, the airport said.
On Dec. 22, a drive-up COVID-19 testing location is expected to open at O Hare offering both rapid and PCR tests in the economy parking lot H.