Taking precautionary steps to combat COVID may be your best bet for staying healthy. That’s why area health departments are suggesting people get the available booster shots.
Research at the U of I is suggesting ‘combining the widespread use of booster shots with protective measures more commonly used earlier in the pandemic could help reduce COVID-19 deaths in upcoming months.’

With an upswing in cases projected for this fall, that means getting up to date on booster shots without delay. Health officials also say ‘wear a mask’ if the situation calls for it. Those social distancing steps are also suggested to remain in place.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1.05 million people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19, nearly 35,000 of them Illinois residents.

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