The newly approved Johnson and & Johnson vaccine is now available in Illinois, and some people are actively seeking it out, while others are trying to avoid it. Here's what health experts say.
Even Chicago residents are having issues signing up.
Bernie Ferro s daughter tried helping her make an appointment Sunday to no avail. I imagine there are a lot of people out there frustrated with this. Especially with the United Center, Ferro said. They made this big thing so they could take more people and it is a headache to everybody.
ZocDoc, the website used to book appointments, went down when registration opened at 4 p.m. Sunday, then reappeared with changes asking people to confirm their location.
However, residents who live in the city couldn t book an appointment due to the crash and by the time it was back up, the slots were gone.
Even Chicago residents are having issues signing up.
Bernie Ferro s daughter tried helping her make an appointment Sunday to no avail. I imagine there are a lot of people out there frustrated with this. Especially with the United Center, Ferro said. They made this big thing so they could take more people and it is a headache to everybody.
ZocDoc, the website used to book appointments, went down when registration opened at 4 p.m. Sunday, then reappeared with changes asking people to confirm their location.
However, residents who live in the city couldn t book an appointment due to the crash and by the time it was back up, the slots were gone.
Now, as cases continue on a downward trend with vaccinations increasing daily, there s hope. But that doesn t necessarily mean the parties can resume, Arwady said. We are in a much better place than we were a few months ago, right? You saw we were able to expand bars and restaurants to 50% capacity, some expanded hours there, but we ve got to keep the COVID precautions in place and I would just ask people - not the year yet for a big celebration, Arwady said. I m very hopeful that, you know, in a few months if things keep heading the way that they re going we are going to be sort of more and more open. We re certainly having conversations about later in the spring, in the summer if things keep heading the way that they re heading, but the middle of March is is not yet a point to sort of think that COVID is just over.
Chicago is again increasing indoor dining capacity at restaurants and bars and easing several coronavirus restrictions as the city’s coronavirus positivity.