Coronavirus

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries

Roger Strukhoff of DeKalb was being treated for intestinal bleeding at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital this month when he suffered a mild heart attack. Normally, the 67-year-old would have been sent to the intensive care unit. But Strukhoff said it was overrun with COVID-19 patients.

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus