State officials announced Tuesday that Illinois will receive an additional $124 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to further expand its COVID-19 vaccination program, including more than $90 million for the state and $33 million for the city of Chicago. Approximately 75% of the[Read More…]
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State health officials ramp up vaccinations as infections begin to rise again
After dropping steadily from a mid-November high numbers, the statewide COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates began to edge back up in recent days, causing concern among state health officials. To address a possible trend, officials announced on Friday the launch of Rapid Response Vaccination Teams to five counties and the[Read More…]
Pritzker announces next phase of vaccination will begin Monday
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Friday that the state will move into the early stages of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Plan beginning on Monday, Jan. 25. More than 3.2 million Illinoisans are eligible for Phase 1B. Eligible residents will be able to receive a vaccine at one[Read More…]
4 state vaccination sites include Ford Heights, Robbins
Illinois launched four public COVID-19 vaccination sites in Cook County on Tuesday, Jan. 19, including two in the South Suburbs, one in Ford Heights and one in Robbins. The sites are being stood up through support from the Illinois National Guard (ILNG), according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Cook County locations[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Tempered hope and new milestones
Hope/caution. We are thinking about using this tagline for pandemic reports in the coming months: “There’s light at the end of the tunnel, but we’re not out of the woods.” It’s two cliches in one mixed metaphor, but with everything we’re dealing with now, we figure such abuses of good taste[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: Dec. 4
Light at the end of the tunnel (but still a ways to go). The long-awaited vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19 are expected within weeks. The first two U.S.-developed vaccines, one by Pfizer and one by Moderna, have requested emergency FDA approval. Both are touted as up to 95% effective. [Read More…]