‘This is the norm.’ How early vaccine shots went to residents of affluent suburbs and Chicagoans in low-risk areas, despite city push for equity. Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune © Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune Margarita Dominguez receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination event held by St. Anthony Hospital on May 2, 2021, in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Nearly 70% of St. Anthonys shots went to residents of the citys harder-hit neighborhoods.
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Chicago vaccine shots went to suburbanites and low-risk neighborhoods early on
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“We were surprised and pleased that people are coming from other areas because they’ve heard that we are operating a very good and efficient site,” said Sangamon County Department of Public Health Director Gail O’Neill.
National Guard members check people in, collect consent forms, and direct them to dozens of numbered tables set up at the back of the building where medical professionals administer the shots. Most are through the process in less than 10 minutes, and then are directed to wait the 15-minute observation period on folding chairs spaced six feet apart. National Guard members staff another few tables at the exit, armed with tablets to schedule second-dose appointments.