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Don of Sports strikes gold at Six County Senior Games
Addison resident Don Figarelli, better known throughout the area as The Don of Sports, won gold medals in his age group in six different events—golf, bowling, track, swimming, table tennis and basketball—during the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association Six County Senior Games. The Six County Senior Games, now in its 38th year, were held July 8-31 at various locations throughout the Chicago area. Figarelli was among the 500 participants who took part in 15 different events. “I love the fun and fellowship that the Six County Senior Games provide, and hope that I can inspire other seniors to keep fit and stay healthy,” Figarelli said. Figarelli hosts the Addison Sports Special on Addison Comcast cable Channel 6 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99. He would like to thank the following gold sponsors for allowing him to compete at the Six County Senior Games: Century 21-Lullo, Auto Advantage Car Center, Humes Funeral Home, the Rosenmayer family, SWD Inc., Fastner Sorting Corporation, Tony Little Enterprises and American Legion Post 391.
Pritzker declares monkeypox a public health emergency
By Jerry Nowicki
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
Gov. JB Pritzker issued a public health emergency declaration and declared Illinois a disaster area in response to the monkeypox virus Aug. 1, a move his office said would help mobilize resources.
The governor’s office said the proclamation will aid in moving vaccines to the most impacted communities and will allow the Illinois Department of Public Health to expand vaccine and testing capacities with the help of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and
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state and federal funds. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern last week, and Illinois has reported 520 cases thus far, according to the governor’s office. The disease, believed to spread through close contact, can cause a variety of symptoms, the most visible being a painful or itchy rash. With 85 percent of the cases in Chicago as of the week of July 2430, the city had received 18,707 vaccine doses while the state had received 7,371, sending 4,631 of them to Chicago. Another 13,000 additional state doses are expected from the federal government “in the near future,” according to the governor’s office. The IDPH warned in a news release that vaccine demand was
“outstripping supplies.” The department advised local public health officials that “unless people are in certain elevated risk categories, they should receive only an initial dose of the MPV vaccine until more supplies become available.” While the vaccine received by Illinois, manufactured by JYNNEOS, is directed to be received in two doses at least 28 days apart, the IDPH directive will likely mean that the second dose is not received on that timetable. According to the CDC, monkeypox symptoms can include headache, fever, respiratory symptoms, muscle aches, chills and exhaustion. But the most visible symptom is a rash that may be located on the face, mouth, hands, feet, chest,
genitals or other areas. Most people who contract monkeypox will get the rash, which can look like pimples or blisters and may be painful or itchy. The rash goes through several stages, including scabs, before healing, per the CDC. The disease spreads through close, personal contact, such as skin-to-skin contact, direct contact with the monkeypox rash or through the bodily fluids of an infected person, according to the CDC. It can also be spread by touching objects, fabrics and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox. The CDC also states the disease can spread through sexual contact, hugging, kissing, massages and through touching fabrics or objects during sex that have not been disinfected after use by someone with monkeypox.
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