vaccination

Strong Turnout for Vaccination Clinic in Macomb

By Rich Egger • Apr 12, 2021

Saturday's torrential rains did not stop people from coming out to the COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Macomb.

Mass Vaccination Clinic Coming to Macomb

By Rich Egger • Apr 6, 2021

The McDonough and Schuyler County Health Departments are partnering with McDonough District Hospital to hold a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

LaHood Backs COVID-19 Vaccination Effort As Best Route Back to Normalcy

By Tim Shelley • Mar 31, 2021

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he's now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But for those hesitating to roll up their sleeves, he said not to take his word for it.

ISU President: Universities Want IDPH To Require Vaccination For Fall Attendance

By Ryan Denham • Mar 29, 2021

Illinois State University and other public higher education institutions want the Illinois Department of Public Health to require students be vaccinated for COVID-19 if they attend classes in the fall.

Illinois Launches COVID Vaccine Hotline

By Hannah Meisel • Mar 14, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday afternoon launched a COVID-19 vaccine hotline — something advocates have been asking Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to do for months.

OSF HealthCare Will Inform Patients Before Administering J&J Vaccine, Citing Moral Concerns

By Tim Shelley • Mar 3, 2021

At this point in the pandemic, OSF HealthCare says it will not turn away the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine "if it's the only option" available for patients.

Weeks into Vaccine Rollout, Some Worry Vulnerable Iowans Will Be Left Behind

By Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio News • Feb 23, 2021

Iowa is now weeks into Phase 1B of distributing the coronavirus vaccine. That phase includes more than a half million Iowans ages 65 and older. With vaccine demand still far outstripping supply, many Iowans are struggling to get an appointment and are frustrated. But some worry the state’s most vulnerable residents are also at risk for getting left behind.

Pritzker: Higher Ed Unlikely to See Bump in COVID-19 Vaccine Priority Until Supply Increases

By Tim Shelley • Feb 6, 2021

Public university presidents recently wrote Gov. JB Pritzker, asking him to make higher education a priority area for COVID-19 vaccinations. But with only a limited number of doses available, Pritzker said he made the decision to place higher ed staff and students in the 1C class--or at least behind K-12 students.

The announcement comes as the the U.S. is expected to have the worst run of measles cases since the disease was deemed eliminated in the year 2000.