Author: staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and most experts are not recommending that people who received Johnson & Johnson vaccines, or any other vaccine, get booster shots. Still, a number of individuals who got Johnson & Johnson shots are starting to wonder if a booster might be a good idea, given the rapid spread of the delta variant, a handful of experts who’ve publicly recommended it and what they’re seeing in other countries.
Northwest Mosquito Abatement Assistant Director and Entomologist Patrick Irwin explains how one type of mosquito trap is meant to catch culex pipiens, a species of mosquito that can carry the West Nile virus, on July 14, 2021, at the Northwest Mosquito Abatement lab in Wheeling, Illinois. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Miles Thompson’s family and friends gathered at his home in Northbrook on July 12, 2021. Seated are Thompson’s father Marc Thompson, from left, his stepmother Sonya Anderson, his mother Laurie Cooper, his stepfather Michael Cooper and family friend, Vickey Jefferson. Standing are Thompson’s friend Brandon Jefferson, from left, his brothers Jonah Thompson and Andrew Cooper and sister Jaida Cooper. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and most experts are not recommending that people who received Johnson & Johnson vaccines, or any other vaccine, get booster shots. Still, a number of individuals who got Johnson & Johnson shots are starting to wonder if a booster might be a good idea, given the rapid spread of the delta variant, a handful of experts who’ve publicly recommended it and what they’re seeing in other countries.
Before the New River Gorge Bridge was completed in 1977, it took drivers about 45 minutes to get from one side of the river to the other, down and around winding mountain roads. Now, it usually takes just about a minute to cross the third-highest bridge in the U.S. (Terri Colby/for the Chicago Tribune)
Nursing is an extremely challenging and rewarding career. The schooling is tough, but nurses are in high demand and the pay can be very good. If your daughter is truly motivated to attend nursing school, she will find a way to do that, and you should support her interest and efforts to get there, without necessarily paying the tab.
“At this time, we’re going to make no statements, except he didn’t harm anybody,” Sherman’s wife, Ashley Moss, told the Seattle Times. “My kids were not harmed in the incident. He’s a good person and this is not his character. We’re doing all right, just trying to get him out. I want people to know no one was injured.”
Tidrow pitched parts of 13 major-league seasons for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and New York Mets. The 6-foot-4 right-hander had a 100-94 career record with 55 saves and a 3.68 ERA over 620 appearances, including 138 starts. He won two World Series rings with the Yankees in 1977 and ’78.
Meanwhile, Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months Wednesday — a bad sign with the Olympics set to open in a little more than a week. The 1,149 new cases was the highest one-day total since Jan. 22, and numbers have been surging in the Olympic host city for nearly a month.
The WNBA team led 75-73 midway through the fourth quarter before Ogunbowale’s four-point play extended the advantage to six. The Olympic squad closed to 83-78 before Ogunbowale, who earned MVP honors, hit another 3-pointer and posed to the crowd, which included many current and former WNBA players and team owners.