More Chicago area hospitals begin administering COVID vaccine CHICAGO - Rush University Medical Center wrapped up giving coronavirus vaccinations on Thursday around 10 pm. The Chicago hospital received its first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine in the morning and planned to have nearly 500 healthcare workers vaccinated by the evening. The long-awaited moment was marked with applause at Rush. At about 2:45 pm, ten frontline workers received the first shots. Among them was nurse practitioner Erik McIntosh. "I really felt very patriotic because I felt like I was doing something for my country," McIntosh said. The highly anticipated Pfizer vaccines arrived at 9:30 am. Rush says it received 1,950 doses in its first shipment.