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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.
Cook County Health Vaccination Sites Closed Tuesday Due to Snowstorm Those who are scheduled for appointments on Tuesday will be contacted and rescheduled this week, according to health officials
Published February 15, 2021 •
Updated on February 15, 2021 at 11:01 pm
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Cook County Health will close the majority of its COVID-19 vaccination sites Tuesday as several more inches of snow are expected to result in dangerous travel conditions.
Vaccinations will continue, however, at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Provident Hospital and the Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, according to a news release from Cook County Health.
The closure applies to all remaining vaccination facilities, including the large-scale sites at South Suburban College in South Holland, the Tinley Park Convention Center and Triton College in River Grove.
Winter Weather Causing Delays in Federal COVID Vaccine Delivery in Illinois
According to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker s office, the federal government has notified all states of COVID-19 vaccine delivery delays across the entire country due to adverse weather and road conditions.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Operation Warp Speed deliveries slated for Tuesday would be significantly impacted as adverse weather impacted operations at facilities where vaccines and ancillary supply kits originate.
The departments warned that delays could continue throughout the week. To help offset delayed vaccine deliveries, the state of Illinois proactively ordered vaccine to be delivered to its Strategic National Stockpile Receipt, Store, and Stage site in anticipation of adverse weather, Pritzker s office said in a release. Illinois is distributing that vaccine to many providers around the state today and tomorrow, as weather permits, to continue to s
State officials announced Wednesday that more than 100 vaccination sites opened in the past week, adding 22 local health department, medical center and hospital locations as well as two new mass vaccination sites and 110 retail pharmacy stores.
For a complete look at where and how you can make an appointment in Illinois or where you can receive vaccine information for your area, click here.
Here s a look at all of the locations in Illinois:
Local Health Departments, Hospitals, Medical Centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – O’Fallon