Will You Need a Polio Vaccine Booster as Concerns Rise in U.S.? Here's What Chicago's Top Doc Said

Will You Need a Polio Vaccine Booster as Concerns Rise in U.S.? Here's What Chicago's Top Doc Said

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Here are today's top stories It's Sunday, Sep. 18th. 1 Will You Need a Polio Vaccine Booster as Concerns Rise in U.S.? Here's What Chicago's Top Doc Said Local officials are monitoring the spread of polio amid growing national concerns, leaving some wondering what measures will be used to curb the spread of the virus, including the possibility of polio vaccine boosters. New York declared a state of emergency Sept. 9 to boost vaccination efforts after polio was detected in wastewater in four counties in the New York area, as well as New York City itself. Local officials have stressed that the risk to Chicago remains low thanks to an overall vaccination rate above 95%. Polio immunizations are grouped with other childhood vaccinations and are required to enroll in public school. Read More → 2 COPA Investigating After Police Shot Armed Suspect in Chicago Lawn In a statement, Chicago police said officers were investigating when they encountered an "armed offender" around 1:47 a.m. near the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue. An officer fired and hit the suspect. A male shooting victim was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt said. His condition was stabilized, Merritt said. Police did not release the person's age. Merritt said the person was 15 years old or younger because he was taken to a pediatric trauma center. Read More → 3 It's National Cheeseburger Day. Here's Where You Can Grab Deals What better way to celebrate National Cheeseburger Day other than digging into the beloved dish? In honor of the cheeseburger's big day Sunday, several fast-food chains and restaurants are loading up on deals. Here's where you can score specials: Read More → 4 1 Seriously Injured in Car and Semi Crash, Gurnee Police Say One person was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle collided with a semi Saturday evening in north suburban Gurnee, authorities said. The crash was reported at approximately 6:03 p.m. in the area of Route 41 and Ferndale Street. According to Gurnee police, an initial investigation revealed the driver of a Toyota attempted to cross Route 41 when a semi struck the vehicle. The car's driver sustained serious injuries and was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center, authorities said. The semi driver wasn't injured, according to police. Read More → 5 How Long Is COVID Contagious? Here's What to Know If You Test Positive If you are battling with a bout of COVID currently, you may be wondering how long you will be contagious. During a Facebook Live last month, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady reported that recent studies have shown the incubation period — which is the number of days between infection and the onset of symptoms — for COVID has dropped to three days with recent, extra-contagious variants. "So if you go back to like alpha variant, beta, delta — early on, it was about a five-day incubation period on average. So, if you were exposed to COVID, on average, we were seeing people take about five days for someone to end up testing positive — and remember that went from four to five, out to 10, out to 14," she said. "The reason … we only use 10 days now, it is because that timing has shortened. And so, more recently with BA.4, BA.5, that's all the way down to about three days now. So on average, people are testing positive about three days after, but you can have someone positive up to 10 days." Read More → 6 At Least 1 Killed, 22 Wounded in Chicago Shootings Since Friday Evening A 3-year-old girl is among at least 23 people shot throughout Chicago since Friday evening, in a brutal start to the weekend that so far has seen one homicide. Read More → Got a tip or story idea? tips@nbcchicago.com Follow NBC Chicago Unsubscribe from this Mailing | Unsubscribe from all | Privacy | Terms ©2021 Copyright NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 30 Rockefeller Plaza - New York, NY 10112