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Masks a good idea, boosters even better, as Chicago returns to ‘medium’ COVID-19 risk level

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics November 15, 2022

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COVID-19 transmission has risen to a medium risk level across the Chicago area as temperatures drop and cases rise once again, health officials said Friday.  Cook County and the collar counties had been in the “low” transmission category for more than a month, as determined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But steady upticks in cases and hospitalizations now mean the elderly and immunocompromised are advised to mask... + full article



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