As more vaccination sites open across Chicago, city officials continued to encourage senior residents to book appointments to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called on Chicago residents Tuesday to assist the seniors in their lives in booking appointments to receive the coronavirus vaccine online, with more openings becoming available at Chicago's United Center location.
NBC ChicagoCHICAGO - The United Center's mass vaccination site will be able to give shots to 6,000 people per day. The site is expected to open March 10, though it could open sooner, and be around for at least eight weeks. It will start taking appointments for older Illinoisans on Thursday, with other eligible Illinoisans able to sign up starting Sunday.
Block Club ChicagoKing Kullen has announced it received a limited supply of the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines will be given out at King Kullen's eight pharmacy locations on Long Island to those 65 years and older. King Kullen is using Zocdoc to schedule appointments.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, is being looked at as a possible mass vaccination site location, both the Cubs and Advocate Aurora Health confirm. A spokesperson for the Cubs said they are in discussions with the city about opening a site at Wrigley.
WLS-TVIllinois 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.
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Beginning Thursday, anyone 65 or older can call or go online to sign up for a COVID vaccine appointment at the United Center. BRAD EDWARDS: With that, we say good afternoon. I'm Brad Edwards. IRIKA SARGENT: And I'm Irika Sargent. We begin with breaking news. A massive COVID-19 vaccine opportunity in Chicago.
With both Illinois and Chicago now opening vaccinations to millions of residents under varying guidelines, many are wondering where they can get vaccinated and how they schedule an appointment.
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SOUTH SHORE - A South Carolina resident who rounded up community organizers, health care workers and loved ones in a quest to get her elderly family member in South Shore vaccinated is calling on government officials to play a more direct role in securing appointments for seniors and others without internet access.
Block Club ChicagoSTAMFORD - Lisa Misakian knew that snagging a vaccine appointment would take tenacity on her part. What she didn't expect was how long it would take. "I've been telling all my friends in the New York how easy it seemed like it was going to be in Connecticut," Misakian said.
By now, the vaccine scheduling horror stories are familiar. Websites are crashing. Bookings are canceled at random. And a laundry list of technical issues is making it all but impossible to secure an appointment. Even more maddening? Much of this was preventable. Vaccine scheduling could have been conducted with speed and efficiency.
STAMFORD - Residents ages 55 to 64 become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on March 1 under Gov. Ned Lamont's hotly debated roll-out plan. That same plan makes teachers eligible for the vaccine this week too, adding a massive number of people to the city's plate starting Monday.
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hypepotamus.comIllinois health officials reported 1,249 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths Sunday.
Illinois health officials reported 1,780 new COVID-19 cases and 34 deaths Saturday. ERIC HORNG: The site will be open to all eligible Illinois residents, not just Chicagoans. And seniors will get to make the first appointment. But when will those sign-ups begin?
As much of Illinois moves into Phase 1B Plus of coronavirus vaccinations, residents continue to search for locations to receive the shot. This week, the state expanded vaccine eligibility to those with high-risk medical conditions and comorbidities, including cancer, diabetes, heart conditions, pulmonary disease, among others.
NBC ChicagoAs part of an effort to get more of Illinois vaccinated through opening a Chicago mass COVID-19 vaccination site, officials announced Friday that senior citizens will have a specially designated registration period. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a press conference that initial appointments for the United Center vaccination site will be available exclusively for Illinoisans over the age of 65.
NBC ChicagoCHICAGO (WLS) -- An 89-year-old woman says she and her husband are still trying to secure an appointment get the COVID-19 vaccine. Retrieving garbage cans from the end of their driveway is the only time Jimmy and Lova Andros risk leaving their home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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