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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus

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COVID 19 research
By Mandy Robertson

By LAURAN NEERGAARD

AP Medical Writer

Scientists are beginning a new study to tell if the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors might help prevent infection in the first place.

Doctors already are using survivor plasma as a treatment for many hospitalized patients, even as research still is underway to tell if it really works.

The plasma harbors virus-fighting antibodies.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are testing if giving that immune system boost to people newly exposed but not yet sick -- like health workers or nursing home residents -- could help stave off illness.