1 in 4 Illinoisans are now fully vaccinated
— April 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Nearly one quarter of the state’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released Friday, April 16 by the Illinois Department of…
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Vaccination pace increases; hospitalizations continue to rise
— April 12, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Over the past seven days, 132,188 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered daily on average in Illinois as of Monday, April 12 an increase of more than 27,000…
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Illinois tops single-day vaccine record as universal eligibility nears
— April 8, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker reiterated Thursday, April 8 that all Illinois residents age 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning Monday, April 12,…
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State to get $124 million in federal funds to expand vaccine efforts
— April 6, 2021SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to rise Tuesday, April 6 as state officials announced that additional resources were being deployed in the state’s vaccination…
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Counties can expand vaccine eligibility as COVID-19 cases rise
— March 26, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Areas of the state may begin vaccinating those 16 years of age or older earlier than anticipated as vaccine demand slows under current guidelines and COVID-19 hospitalizations…
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CDC updates COVID-19 travel guidelines as more people get vaccinated
— April 9, 2021The going gets better for those who are fully vaccinated, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated travel guidelines last week. The highlight? Fully vaccinated…
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Pritzker expresses ‘great concern’ as COVID-19 positivity rate climbs
— April 7, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Public health officials on Wednesday, April 7 announced 3,790 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 out of 80,628 test results reported over the previous 24 hours,…
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COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations continue to trend upward
— March 29, 2021SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 hospitalizations and case positivity rates continued to trend upward Monday, leaving entry into a recently-announced “bridge” phase of reopening uncertain…
