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CHICAGO, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) today announced the recipients who will receive a portion of $550,000 in total funding to help deliver critical COVID-19 resources to those most impacted by the pandemic. These grants are part of BCBSIL #VaccTogether Month – an initiative connecting communities with vaccines and bolstering local outreach and education efforts ahead of the summer months.
As part of BCBSIL s collaborative approach to help Illinois residents recover from COVID-19, the awarded funds empower 16 community-based organizations across the state to expand access to COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and education.
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Oak Forest, IL – South Suburban College (SSC) is adding a second COVID-19 testing site at its Oak Forest Center (OFC) to provide free rapid testing through the SHIELD Illinois program. The OFC-SHIELD testing site will open on May 17th with availability initially limited to two days a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. If demand increases, dates and times will be expanded. To schedule an appointment, a SHIELD account must be created through Portal.shieldillinois.com using agency code: df5brbrj
SHIELD Illinois is a screening testing program and infrastructure that deploys the University of Illinois innovative saliva test across the state. SSC will be providing the SHIELD test at no cost, compared to $100 or more for a standard nasal swab test. Current notification time for the saliva test is less than 24 hours, compared to a several-day turnaround time for most available tests. Through advantages in cost, speed and accuracy, the saliva tests can incr
Chicago’s ready to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds ‘pretty much right away’ once federal government gives OK, health commissioner says Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune
Some Chicagoans ages 12 to 15 could be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus by June, the city’s top health official said Thursday while predicting youths across the city could start getting their first Pfizer vaccine shot as soon as the day after the federal government gives its approval.
The city has been preparing hospitals, pharmacy chains and its own mass vaccination sites for when the Pfizer vaccine obtains emergency use authorization for 12- to 15-year-olds in the U.S., public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said during a question-and-answer session. That day could come next week, The Associated Press reported, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval likely coming next week and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s adoption of that recommendation anticipate