Vaccinations update
IDPH reports 27,164 COVID vaccine doses have been put into people’s arms in McLean County so far, and 4.1% of the county’s population has received both vaccine doses. That’s higher than the state average of 4%.
MCHD administrator Jessica McKnight warned first-dose vaccines will remain limited in the coming weeks due to weather-related delays in distribution. The county’s four second-dose clinics are still scheduled for next week, but McKnight has said they could be postponed if expected vaccine doses are delayed.
The clinics are scheduled for:
Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington
Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) in Normal
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Her phone rings at all times of the day and night with grieving congregants. Often, she doesn’t know what to say.
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