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Two men died in separate fires last week over the Christmas holiday in Elgin in the western suburbs.
The first fatal fire happened Christmas Eve at a townhome in the first block of Creekside Circle, the Elgin Fire Department said in a statement.
The victim was identified as 56-year-old Douglas Hagen by the Kane County coroner’s office.
Firefighters were called about 6:30 a.m. and found a heavy fire on the second floor, the department said. Crews found Hagen in the building and took him in critical condition to Sherman Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Hagen was the only victim of the fire, which damaged four townhome units with an estimated loss of $300,000, the department said.
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 5:38 pm CT
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Christine Presta, a registered respiratory therapist working in neonatal and pediatric units for Advocate Aurora Health, received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. (Advocate Aurora Health)
ILLINOIS More than 17,000 front-line medical workers in Illinois, many of whom have been at the forefront of treating COVID-19 patients for nine grueling months, received their first doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Thursday and Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday during his daily news conference.
That s just 2.6 percent of the total front-line health care workers in the state, but more vaccines are expected to be doled out in coming days and weeks, including a COVID-19 shot by Moderna, which an FDA advisory committee recommended for approval for emergency use Thursday. The Moderna vaccine is expected to arrive in Illinois early next week, Pritzker said.
Updated 12/17/2020 6:38 AM
As Advocate Aurora hospitals start to receive precious deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines, the system s infectious disease expert and a nursing leader held a virtual town hall Wednesday to answer questions about the historic vaccination effort.
Dr. Robert Citronberg and Jane Dus, regional chief nursing officer, led the Q&A session. Here is a sampling of their responses.
Q. How safe and effective is the vaccine?
A. Clinical trials show the vaccine developed by Pfizer and the German company BioNTech appears 95% effective. Pfizer did not report any serious safety concerns. After looking over all the data that s available, I think that the risks of getting COVID, getting sick from COVID and dying from COVID far outweigh the risks of the vaccine, Citronberg said.
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