Tag: coronavirus
‘Union Blitz’ COVID-19 vaccination effort begins delivering second round of shots...
The “Union Blitz” COVID-19 vaccination effort to get shots into the arms of union members and their families begins delivering the second part of...
Belleville Labor & Industry Museum set to re-open May 8
Belleville, IL – One of the Metro-East’s little-known treasures, the Belleville Labor & Industry Museum, will re-open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2...
Immune boosters can help keep you healthy during COVID-19 outbreak
No supplement will cure or prevent disease. That’s a fact. During the COVID-19 pandemic it’s especially important to understand that no supplement, diet or...
Tight-fit masks or double masking with cloth and surgical masks increases...
Wearing a mask — any mask — reduces the risk of infection with the coronavirus, but wearing a more tightly fitted surgical mask, or...
Can COVID-19 be spread through food?
We’re tired of being stuck at home during the pandemic and with many indoor dining establishments closed or with limiting seating, the drive-through lines...
Easy ways to fight pandemic-era inactivity
Get up and move at least once an hour
For many people, the effects of the pandemic include less physical activity.
But long periods of sitting...
Calculate how much you will get from the coronavirus stimulus checks
More than 85 percent of American households will receive a direct deposit or check in the mail
The U.S. government is about to send checks...
How to quarantine safely at home
Our lives have already been turned upside down by physical distancing, mask-wearing, sheltering in place and skyrocketing case numbers at every turn. So, what...
Investigations begin into COVID-19 deaths at LaSalle Veterans Home
Lasalle, IL – Authorities are investigating why more than two dozen veterans at the LaSalle Veterans Home in north-central Illinois have died of COVID-19...
Letter Carriers deliver ‘2020 Stamp Out Hunger Donor Drive’ as an...
The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, held for the past 27 years on the second Saturday in May,...