Flu season safety tips and vaccination impact noted
In a roundup of flu season data, 37.4 million fell ill, 531,000 hospitalized, and up to 61,200 died in 2018-19. Experts urge vaccination and hygiene while highlighting heart risks, hand hygiene, sleep, disinfecting devices, tea compounds, vitamin D, cautious shopping, and avoiding face touching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Trish Perl
Division of Infectious Diseases
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
New England Journal of Medicine
Perl
Charles Gerba
University of Arizona
Gerba
Molecules
Today in History highlights diverse events from 1923 to 2002
Highlights include Colin C. Lillie arrest for embezzlement in 1923 and broader anniversaries such as Illinois admission in 1818, Jackson’s 1828 election, Camelot Broadway opening in 1960, UC Berkeley sit-in in 1964, the first human heart transplant in 1967, Dohrn surrender in 1980, Bhopal disaster in 1984, Alain Steen release in 1991, first text message in 1992, Aegean Sea oil spill, Tori Murden Atlantic crossing in 1999, and Boston priest abuse files release in 2002.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
United States
Lerner and Loewe
Julie Andrews
Guenevere
Richard Burton
King Arthur
Robert Goulet
Lancelot
University of California At Berkeley
Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Denise Darvall
Bernadine Dohrn
Weather Underground
Chicago
Union Carbide
Bhopal
India
Lebanon
Alain Steen
Neil Papworth
Newbury
Berkshire
Vodafone
Richard Jarvis
Aegean Sea
Spain
Tori Murden
Atlantic Ocean
Guadeloupe
Canary Islands
Africa
Archdiocese of
Boston
Celebrity Birthdays Highlight Ozzy Osbourne Daryl Hannah
Ozzy Osbourne turns 71 and Daryl Hannah reaches 59 as Brendan Fraser marks 51 and Tiffany Haddish hits 40, noting milestone birthdays for four famous entertainers.
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Ozzy Osbourne
Daryl Hannah
Brendan Fraser
Tiffany Haddish
Zeeland Hospital births include Mia Jo and Charlotte Ruth
At Zeeland Hospital Spectrum Health on November 15 2019 Jessica and Noah Farrant welcomed a daughter Mia Jo in Hudsonville. Amy and Gabriel Busscher welcomed Charlotte Ruth a daughter born in Dorr. On November 18 2019 Leanna and Bradley Meyer welcomed a son Grayson Lee in Zeeland.
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Mia Jo
Jessica
Noah Farrant
Hudsonville
Charlotte Ruth
Amy
Gabriel Busscher
Dorr
Ason
Grayson Lee
Leanna
Bradley Meyer
Zeeland
Holidays drive for blood donors urged by Red Cross
The American Red Cross asks holiday season donors to give blood or platelets to meet high patient needs. Type O is especially needed. Appointments can be made via the Red Cross Blood Donor App RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-733-2767, including through Alexa devices. From now through Dec 18, donors receive a $5 Amazon gift card courtesy of Suburban Propane. Upcoming donation events list sites and times across Allegan, Hamilton, Fennville, Zeeland, and Holland locations in December.
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United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
RedCrossBlood.org
Amazon.com
RedCrossBlood. Org
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Heart Association News
Freepik
Colin C. Lillie
Coopersville
Ottawa County
Ottawa
Grand Rapids
O’malley and Schieren
Peninsular Fire Insurance Co
Zeeland Hospital
Spectrum Health
Allegan County
Allegan General Hospital
Linn St
Allegan
Hartman Conference Center
Eastern Ave
Fennville Community
Memorial Drive
Fennville
Hamilton Reformed Church
Hamilton
First Baptist Church
W. Main Ave
Intersection Ministries
136Th Ave
Holland
First United Methodist Church
W. 10Th St
Drenthe
Christian Reformed Church
Adams St
Bethany
E. 32Nd St
Niekerk
Country Club Road
Holland Hospital
Michigan Ave
Herrick District Library
S. River Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!