An online booking platform, including a voucher code, is being shared with members of these ZIP codes, according to officials. For those attempting to book without a voucher, the appointment will be canceled.
Vaccinations will be offered at no cost and insurance is not required, nor will it be requested at the site.
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said that some communities, such as North Lawndale and Humboldt Park, are already part of the Protect Chicago Plus initiative, which works to get vaccine to areas of the city that are under vaccinated.
Majority of vaccination appointments at the United Center mass vaccination site, she said, should be going to Chicago and suburban Cook County residents.
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Chicago officials have been focusing initial outreach around the coronavirus vaccine rollout in five specific zip codes, the city's top doctor said Tuesday.