McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger
McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger
McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger
Residents receive COVID test kits at the City of Boca Raton Administration Complex on Jan. 7, 2022.

Omicron devastates schools and businesses, including in McHenry County

Vanessa Moreno, Staff Writer • January 18, 2022

Despite vaccination efforts, as of Jan. 18, the United States has 66.5 million COVID-19 cases. Omicron, a COVID-19 variant, accounts for over 98% of those cases. As of Jan 1, the CDC’s Nowcast Model...

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center internal medicine resident Luc Overholt sits in a waiting area before receiving a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the hospital on Dec. 16, 2020, in Aurora, Colorado.

WHO confirms new COVID variant

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Manager • December 17, 2021

The World Health Organization classified a new variant of COVID-19 on Nov. 26. Called Omicron, the U.S. classified it as a Variant of Concern on Nov. 30. This new variant is said to spread more rapidly...

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