Who s Included in Phase 1B of Illinois Vaccination Plan?
More than 3 million Illinois residents are expected to be included in Phase 1b of the state s coronavirus vaccine rollout.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new guidelines for the next phase, including a change in the age requirement for Illinois.
Phase 1b will center on residents age 65 years and older and frontline essential workers, including first responders, education workers like teachers and support staff, childcare workers, grocery store employees, postal service workers, and more.
The age requirement in Illinois is 10 years lower than the recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, in order to reduce COVID-19 mortality and limit community spread in Black and Brown communities, the governor said.