Where You Can Get COVID Vaccines for Kids Ages 12-15 in the Chicago Area
A number of health departments across the Chicago area have announced plans to begin vaccines as early as Thursday, pending a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVID Booster Vaccine Could Be Needed By Fall, Chicago s Top Doc Details
As word circulates around whether or not an a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot will be necessary in coming months, Chicago s top doctor said she could see an additional dose being required by fall.
The need for a booster shot likely won t depend on how effective any of the three COVID vaccines are, according to Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady. Rather, another shot could aid in protecting against any possible new variants that could arise during the summer.
Pritzker announces new program to vaccinate Illinois office workers on the job
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Corporate America turns to different strategies to lure workers back to the office
David Smith from Cushman & Wakefield talks about how Chicago businesses are going about getting employees to return to the workplace.
CHICAGO - Illinois office workers will soon have a more convenient way of receiving the coronavirus vaccine.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new program on Monday for building workers and returning office staff to get vaccinated at the office. Having vaccine available where you work makes getting vaccinated very convenient, Pritzker said. More vaccinations will mean more of a return to normal for everyone.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined forces with Walgreens to announce that vaccination clinics will open at 10 major office buildings, seven of them in downtown Chicago. The others will be in Rockford, with two locations, and Schaumburg. Clinics will be open during shift changes to capture the greatest number of employees.
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Before the stay-at-home shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 600,000 employees worked at Chicago’s impressive array of downtown office buildings.
They’re starting to trickle back to work, but the key to opening up the floodgates is getting even more employees vaccinated by bringing the vaccine to those workplaces.