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Happy snowy Tuesday, Illinois. It was Monday Vaxday as Chicago Mayor
Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President
Toni Preckwinkle received their Covid-19 shots.
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This does not mean, however, that right away you will be able to get the vaccine as easily as you can get the flu shot, Pritzker said. Because federal vaccine production was hampered by the failure of the previous administration to properly invoke the Defense Production Act, vaccine supply is still limited all across the nation. There are additional vaccines in the pipeline that may soon seek FDA approval, and that will help. But there are 3.2 million Illinoisans in Phase 1B, so there will be far greater demand than supply for the near term – to put it in perspective, we’re expecting approximately 126,000 first doses to arrive next week outside of Chicago. That’s less than 4% of the 1B population. Until the vaccine supply improves, we will all need to be patient.
United Center Mass Vaccination Site
Vaccinations are expected to begin on March 9 at a new mass vaccination clinic at the United Center in Chicago. With up to 6,000 doses per day expected once the site is up and running.
Appointments are scheduled to open at 8:30 a.m. on March 4, but only for Illinois residents age 65 and older. The senior-only appointment window will continue through 4 p.m. March 7.
Illinois residents have two options for making appointments: online and through a call center.
To register online, visit Zocdoc.com/vaccine. The web site is projected to handle much higher volume of appointment requests. Zocdoc will show real-time appointment availability and eligible residents will then be able to select a date/time and book an appointment online. Date of birth will be required when booking an appointment to confirm vaccine eligibility.
According to the department, the map will be updated daily as the state receives additional doses, new sites join in and more appointments become available.
Beginning Monday, National Guard-led sites will be vaccinating residents eligible under Phase 1B, as well as sites at Jewel Osco and Walgreens, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, noting that CVS is expected to soon follow.
By Feb. 1, additional pharmacies, including Hy-Vee, Mariano’s and Kroger, will also begin vaccinations, Pritzker said.
Additional vaccination sites are set to open across the state, including hundreds of additional pharmacy providers coming online through a partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health, according to the state s website.