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10 Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen working with the East St. Louis Health Department’s COVID-19 immunization program dedicate long hours each day to protect the health of the community’s residents by administering life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.
So what do these troops do in their spare time? At least one group of troops protect the health of the community’s residents, this time by dedicating many honors to the F.R.E.S.H. Community Training Garden in East St. Louis, Illinois.
“I enjoy community work,” said Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jonnie Sorenson, a small arms artillery repair technician from Creve Core, Illinois. “The community helps with the mission and I wanted to give back. Plus, I get to learn a lot of techniques about gardening.”
Some superintendents and health officials are left wondering why they can t secure the vaccine Author: Alex Fees (KSDK) Updated: 7:11 PM CST February 11, 2021
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. As essential workers, teachers in Illinois are able to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots. But there seems to be quite a bit of disparity regarding which districts can provide those shots.
East St. Louis School District 189 is leading the way when it comes to getting the COVID-19 vaccine to staff members. Superintendent Art Culver said Thursday about 65% of his staff have opted to get vaccinated.
“So far we’ve had about 500 people vaccinated,” said Culver, at a vaccination event at East St. Louis High School, Thursday. “We have about 550 scheduled.”