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Community Health Centers are a vital resource for so many Illinoisans, especially in underserved communities Author: Kayla Wheeler Updated: 11:56 AM CST February 18, 2021 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. A local community health center is one of nine centers across Illinois that will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines through a federal program. Illinois community health centers missed out on the first phase of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Federally Qualified Health Center Program for COVID-19 Vaccination, according to a news release. So, U.S. senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth wrote to President Joe Biden’s administration urging them to prioritize community health centers in the state. ....
Updated 2/8/2021 10:59 AM Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing center patients eligible under phase 1A and 1B at various Health Center locations. As a part of a coordinated effort with various counties including Cook, DeKalb, Kane and McHenry, Greater Elgin Family Care Center anticipates a sufficient supply of vaccines to begin offering the Moderna vaccine to eligible individuals. Greater Elgin Family Care Center has engaged in an essential role in the fight against COVID-19 and continues to expand services in order to meet the needs of area residents.
Initially, the center began providing COVID-19 testing at the beginning of the pandemic, providing LabCorp s nasal swab testing, while later expanding this service to offer LabCorp s serological antibody testing and, recently, Abbott s BinaxNOW rapid test. ....