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Cook County Appointments, College Vaccination Days: Latest Illinois Vaccine Updates
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Public health officials on Friday announced Illinois’ second-most productive COVID-19 vaccination day yet with 166,885 doses going into arms statewide.
Nearly a quarter of all Illinoisans are now fully immunized against the coronavirus after Thursday’s shot effort, which came a week after the state set a record with almost 176,000 administered doses.
Illinois is now averaging about 130,000 shots per day as Chicago vaccine providers prepare to expand eligibility to all residents 16 and older starting Monday.
A federal pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means there won’t be as many appointments available as officials might have thought a week ago, but the state has downplayed that obstacle. J&J doses only account for about 8% of Illinois’ vaccine supply.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused in Illinois, Indiana after reports of blood clots Alexis McAdams and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team
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The Chicago, Illinois and Indiana health departments announced Tuesday that they will be pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said it s allocation of Johnson and Johnson for this week was 17,000 doses. Next week, the state was set to receive an additional 5,800 Johnson and Johnson shots out of a total of 483,720 doses.
The state of Indiana also announced that it would be pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Those with appointments for the Johnson and Johnson shots will be given either Pfizer or Moderna shots.
The Spin: Johnson & Johnson shots paused | Federal officials looking for temporary migrant shelters visit Great Lakes Navy boot camp | Obamas on fatal police shooting Lisa Donovan, Chicago Tribune © Antonio Perez/Antonio Perez Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks with the media March 19, 2021, in Chicago.
The state, Cook County and Chicago public health departments hit the pause button on distributing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following recommendations from the FDA and CDC amid reports that six people suffered blood clots about two weeks after vaccination. © John J. Kim/John J. Kim Former President Barack Obama, shown Feb. 15, 2020, in Chicago.
As my Tribune colleagues note, “Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been a key part of the city’s strategy to increase doses. Just last week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot took Vice President Kamala Harris on a tour of the Chicago Federation of Labor’s vaccine site at the International Union of Operating Engineers uni
The Spin: Johnson & Johnson shots paused | Federal officials looking for temporary migrant shelters visit Great Lakes Navy boot camp
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