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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Down bad this fall? The Northwestern Marriage Pact is back!

November 12, 2021

Dying to find your true love on campus? Or even a new friend? The Northwestern Marriage Pact is back, baby! Created at Stanford University in 2017, the Marriage Pact first came to NU last fall. Participants...

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City releases survey, Cook County opens appointments for pediatric COVID-19 vaccination

November 11, 2021

Evanston opened a new survey this week where interested residents can sign up for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. This announcement follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...

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Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop

November 8, 2021

Northwestern’s COVID-19 positivity rate has continued to decline since its last spike three weeks ago. With roughly the same number of tests taken as the previous week — about 6,000 — the universitywide...

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Parents on campus react to the FDA’s authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for children

November 7, 2021

Many parents at Northwestern let out a sigh of relief after the Food and Drug Administration recently authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Yuhua Yu, a third-year psychology...

An illustration of a person’s arm being vaccinated behind a blue background. The person being vaccinated wears a white t-shirt with their sleeve rolled up as a long needle punctures their arm. There are three hands wearing blue gloves holding a vial of the vaccine, touching the person’s arm and administering the vaccine.

Children ages 5 to 11 now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

November 5, 2021

Children ages 5 through 11 years old should be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended earlier this week. Other vaccines continue...

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