COVID-19 News Stories

A graphic shows 68 percent of attendees at a high-intensity fitness class over one week developed COVID-19.

Analyzing a COVID-19 outbreak at a Chicago gym

Frances Lendacki '17 and Janna Kerins '15 co-authored a new report for the CDC that tracked widespread infections among 81 attendees at a high-intensity fitness class.

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Cleaning Product Use Affecting Asthma More in Pandemic

New research co-led by Kamal Eldeirawi, PhD in Epidemiology '06, found increases in disinfectant use during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing environmental triggers for asthmatics.

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Vaccine Access Reveals Longstanding Disparities

Jeni Hebert-Beirne told USA Today community-engaged researchers are not surprised by the racial inequities revealed in Chicago's initial data on COVID-19 vaccinations.

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US News and World Report Profiles Asthma Study

Alumnus Kamal Eldeirawi, PhD in Epidemiology '06, told U.S. News and World Report that increased use of disinfectants was spurring more asthma attacks among Americans.

A medical professional olds up a vial of a COVID-19 vaccine.

FEMA Sites Open, Winter Weather Interferes

Ron Hershow told the Associated Press the recent downturn in COVID-19 cases nationwide may be a tipping point toward a gradual ending of the pandemic.

Patrons eat at outdoor tables under canopies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illinois Revenue Losses Not as Severe as Expected

A new report from the Institute for Public and Government Affairs, co-authored by SPH's Lisa Powell, finds Illinois revenue losses were not as drastic as feared during the pandemic.

A hydraulic arm picks up scrap metal and loads it in the back of a truck trailer.

Proposed Metal Recycling Spurs Protests

SPH's Susan Buchanan told The Guardian that metal recycling operations like General Iron do not belong anywhere near residential housing due to harmful particulate matter.