Though the initial deluge of demand for COVID-19 inoculations has slowed to a trickle and closed Cook County s mass vaccination sites, suburban residents on a daily basis are still finding personal reasons for seeking out the shots.
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For Immediate Release – April 16. 2021
Illinois Department of Public Health Announces College Vaccination Days to Encourage Students to Receive COVID-19 Vaccinations
Vaccinations available at state-supported mass vaccination sites for College and University Students Across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – With young people driving the increase in COVID-19 cases in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is announcing “College Vaccination Days” to encourage all community college and public and private university students across Illinois to get vaccinated at mass vaccination sites. This weekend and next week state-supported mass vaccination sites across Illinois will have COVID-19 vaccination appointments available for college and university students. IDPH is partnering with colleges and universities in Illinois to help them direct their students to state-supported sites.
Where might you go for shots? Mass vaccination sites throughout the suburbs
The former Kmart store at 1155 E. Oakton St. in Des Plaines will open this week as a COVID-19 mass vaccination site. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
A COVID-19 vaccination station is set up and ready to go in building one at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in February in Wheaton. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
A COVID-19 vaccination station is set up and ready to go in building one at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in February in Wheaton. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer McHenry city officials transformed the former Kmart at 1900 North Richmond Road into a COVID-19 mass vaccination site.
83,000 J&J shots to come to Illinois this week; seniors can sign up for United Center shots Jewel-Osco pharmacist Toni Palmisano inoculates an Addison resident with the woman s first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Addison Trail High School in February. Courtesy of the Village of Addison
Updated 3/2/2021 6:42 PM
Illinois is expected to receive 83,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson s new COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported.
About 90% of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only one dose, will be distributed to mass vaccination sites around Illinois. The remainder will go to other providers.
Meanwhile, seniors can register for COVID-19 shots at the United Center in Chicago starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The United Center site opens for limited vaccines March 9 and will be fully operational March 10 with capacity for 6,000 inoculations a day, starting with the Pfizer vaccine through March.