With More Vaccines On The Way, A ‘Vaccine Brigade’ Volunteers To Put Shots In Arms
More vaccinators — not just more vaccines — are helping get people get inoculated more quickly.
More vaccinators — not just more vaccines — are helping get people get inoculated more quickly.
Phase 1c starts on March 29, and includes restaurant and salon workers, people 16 and over with underlying conditions and college professors.
After a week of shifting requirements and on-again-off-again appointment bookings, here’s what’s going on at the United Center vaccination site.
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Senior citizens will get first dibs starting Thursday on booking thousands of available appointments in Chicago.
The new one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, authorized over the weekend, is expected to start arriving in Illinois any day now.
The site is expected to vaccinate up to 6,000 people a day, with federally-supplied vaccines, and will be open to anyone in Illinois currently eligible.
Called Protect Chicago Plus, the program started in Belmont Cragin this past weekend, administering a whopping 1,500 doses in just two days.
WBEZ’s easy-to-use tool will help you figure out when you’ll become eligible to schedule a vaccination, the dates by phase, and where you’ll likely receive your inoculation.
With trends in COVID-19 cases heading downward, Chicago announces plans to allow for more indoor dining heading into Valentine’s Day weekend. But not by much for smaller restaurants.