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ILLINOIS The City of Chicago will partner with the state and building owners to bring vaccines straight to workers in major commercial buildings downtown and in other large cities across Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a press conference Monday.
Building owners can register with the state health department to get staff, supplies and vaccines brought right to their facilities so employees can get vaccinated where they work, without having to worry about transportation to far away vaccination clinics.
The number of new cases in the US rose last week at the slowest pace since the pandemic began, as more Americans are vaccinated and the nation recovers from a winter spike fuelled by holiday travel. The total number of new infections was the lowest since September.
In New York, free subway and train rides are being offered to those who get shots at city mass-transit terminals.
In Europe, the UK lowered its alert level and confirmed plans to allow indoor mixing from May 17, while the Czech Republic opened all shops, museums and galleries. BioNTech raised its Covid-19 vaccine sales estimate for 2021 to €12.4-billion as countries ramp up their inoculation campaigns. Earlier, the company selected Singapore as its Southeast Asia headquarters.
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To further expand convenient opportunities for Illinoisans to get vaccinated, Governor JB Pritzker launched a new program today that offers building workers and returning office staff a chance to get their shot at work.
“Having vaccine available where you work makes getting vaccinated very convenient,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “SEIU and other area unions, local businesses, and the building managers have worked hand in hand with IDPH to make this as easy as possible. It’s exciting to see traffic in commercial districts across Illinois begin to pick up after a long year apart – an achievement only possible because of the life-saving protection of vaccines and the consequent reduction of cases and hospital admissions. More vaccinations will mean more of a return to normal for everyone.”
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