State Sen. Chapin Rose has been sounding the alarm for several weeks regarding a major gap that has developed in Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccination program for residents of skilled-care nursing facilities. Rose notes that the issue stems from the inability of long-term care facilities to schedule prompt vaccinations with their contracted pharmacists. This has created a situation where some of the most vulnerable individuals (included in the “Tier 1A” priority group) remain without vaccinations while their surrounding counties are moving on and beginning to vaccinate lower tier population groups. Rose has been pushing the Governor and his administration for weeks now on this issue and the problem has now gotten completely out of control. According to a WBEZ story from January 26