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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

Two blue BinaxNOW rapid antigen test boxes stacked on one another on a black surface. A wrapped nasal swab is underneath with a testing card propped up on the left.

The Daily Explains: Interpreting COVID-19 test results at Northwestern

January 11, 2022

Interpreting COVID-19 tests requires more nuance than reading a red-colored strip on an antigen test. The Daily examined what factors to consider when interpreting results and spoke with Northwestern health...

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

November 8, 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...

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Education Center, a red brick building with large glass windows and foliage out front.

District 65 announces proposed upcoming vaccine clinic with city for children

October 27, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is collaborating with the city on a possible vaccine clinic ahead of the potential approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, the district...

Students walk across the road to a tan building labeled “Jacobs Center.” Other students wait in line behind the building.

Northwestern sees COVID-19 positive cases double among non-undergraduate students

October 25, 2021

Northwestern saw an increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate this week, with over three-fourths of the positive cases coming from non-undergraduate students. Roughly the same number of tests were taken...

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