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- Daywatch: COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants are spreadingby Chicago Tribune on May 9, 2024 at 11:35 am
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
- New COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants are spreading nationwide. Chicago health experts urge up to date vaccination.by Angie Leventis Lourgos on May 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
A new family of COVID variants nicknamed “FLiRT” are spreading across the country, as vaccination rates in Chicago – as well as nationwide – remain concerningly low for some public health experts. While symptoms and severity seem to be about the same as previous COVID strains, the new FLiRT variants appear to be more transmissible, said infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Murphy. “A new more contagious variant is out there,” said Murphy, executive director of Northwestern University’s Institute for Global Health and a professor of infectious diseases at the Feinberg School of Medicine. “Covid-19 is still with us, and compared to
- Frustrations rise after 9-year-old girl attacked by unleashed dog in Horner Park: ‘She was traumatized’by Kate Armanini on May 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
The attack has left some residents with mounting frustrations toward unleashed dogs in public. Just a few hundred feet from the attack is a gated, 25,000-square-foot designated dog park.
- Today in History: Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africaby Associated Press on May 9, 2024 at 9:00 am
On May 9, 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country’s first Black president.
- Lake, Porter officials disappointed in ‘abysmal’ turnoutby Alexandra Kukulka, Carrie Napoleon on May 9, 2024 at 4:22 am
Voter turnout in Lake and Porter counties was low in Tuesday’s primary, which local Democratic and Republican officials said was disappointing. In Lake County, there were 41,510 ballots cast out of 362,561 registered voters in Tuesday’s primary, which resulted in a 11.45% voter turnout, according to Lake County Board of Elections and Registration data. Voter turnout in Porter County for Tuesday’s primary election came in slightly better than Lake County at 13.87%. There were 18,983 votes cast for Tuesday’s election out of the 136,874 voters registered. Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Jim Wieser said he and other party members anticipated