Right now, across DuPage County, there are days when there are no open beds for seriously ill children as Hospitals and clinics are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people who are ill with respiratory diseases like flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
An FDA advisory committee today voted 17-0 with one abstention to back the vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. So when and how can your kid get a COVID-19 shot? Pediatricians offices, clinics and schools are among options in the suburbs, but officials are still waiting on final approvals. Here s what we know.
How DuPage County will launch next wave of vaccinations Dr. Donald Hoscheit, the chief medical officer for DuPage Medical Group, left, helped bring in a delivery of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to an undisclosed location in December. The system is preparing to move to the next phase of vaccinations. Courtesy of the DuPage Medical Group
Updated 1/22/2021 9:09 AM
As DuPage County prepares to move to the next wave of COVID-19 vaccinations, medical providers are finalizing plans to get scarce shots into the arms of seniors and essential workers.
The county is set to formally transition to Phase 1b of the vaccine rollout on Monday, expanding inoculations to people 65 and older, along with front-line workers.
Suburban medical workers line up to receive COVID-19 vaccines Smitha Thomas rolls up her sleeve for the COVID-19 vaccine at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Advocate Health Care Yarithza Saucedo receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. courtesy of Advocate Health Care John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.comNurses Nikki Carini-Wardecki and Amy Rowe, left, prepare the vaccine given to respiratory therapist Aminderjit Dhanoa, 37, at Edward Hospital in Naperville Thursday afternoon. Dr. Vineet Dandekar receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin Thursday. Photo courtesy of Advocate Health Care Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin received an allotment of 960 doses of the vaccine.