Coronavirus Vaccine
Aldermen Push For New York-style Vaccine Requirement In Restaurants, Other Public Spaces
New York City is requiring a vaccination for entry to dine indoors, attend theater productions and concerts and use gyms. Some alderpeople want the same for Chicago.
With Little Notice, Chicago To Cancel School For First-Ever ‘Vaccination Awareness Day’
The announcement comes two days after federal officials authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
Riot Fest Concertgoers Can Get Vaccinated At The Medical Tent All Weekend
Vaccines will be available 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the medical tent near the Douglass Park entrance at Ogden Avenue and Sacramento Boulevard.
Esperanza Health, Alivio Medical Center Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For Employees
Employees will need to get at least one vaccination by Sept. 1.
Want To Help Get More People Vaccinated? This Free City Colleges Course Can Help You Answer Questions, Ease Concerns
City Colleges of Chicago and the Department of Public Health are looking to train vaccine ambassadors — people who can educate their friends and family members about COVID-19 vaccines.
Rogers Park Vaccine Event Being Held Friday. Here’s How To Sign Up
A local school will host the vaccine clinic, where 1,000 Moderna doses will be administered.
West Siders Can Get Vaccinated At PCC Wellness, Austin Residents Can Get Vaccinated At City Clinic At Loretto Hospital
The city stopped sending vaccine doses to Loretto Hospital after reports highlighted how the hospital vaccinated ineligible people with ties to its executives.
Loyola University Will Require Students Get COVID Vaccine Before Returning To Campus This Fall
Students who aren't vaccinated or don't meet exemption criteria won't be allowed to move into dorms or attend in-person classes, Loyola officials said.
New Coronavirus Vaccination Site Now Open For South Siders. Here’s How To Sign Up
Adult residents of 11 South Side ZIP codes can sign up for appointments at Apostolic Faith Church, 3823 S. Indiana Ave.
Weiss Hospital Hosting Vaccine Event For 46th Ward Residents, Alderman Announces
Eligible 46th Ward residents can get the Pfizer vaccine at one of two clinic events at Weiss Hospital this month.
Another Humboldt Park Clinic Offering Vaccines To All Adult Residents. Here’s How To Sign Up
The city has partnered with Erie Family Health Centers on a vaccination site at 4500 W. Chicago Ave. Appointments are available beginning Saturday.
All Humboldt Park Adults Can Get Vaccinated At This Neighborhood Clinic. Here’s How To Make An Appointment
The first batch of appointments have already been taken, but the second batch will open either Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Chicago Wants To Fine Employers Who Retaliate Against Their Workers For Taking Time Off To Get Vaccinated
"No worker should have to choose between keeping their job and getting the COVID-19 vaccine," the mayor said.
Lincoln Square Hosting Vaccination Event At River Park Fieldhouse. Here’s How To Sign Up
Around 1,500 vaccines will be given out at the River Park Fieldhouse, 5100 N. Francisco.
Chicago-Area Holocaust Survivors Are Now Getting Vaccinated: ‘It Made Me Feel Part Of The World Again’
Under a city initiative in partnership with local Jewish organizations, more than 130 Holocaust survivors have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.
All Back Of The Yards Adults Can Get Vaccinated Through April. Here’s How To Make An Appointment
Any Back of the Yards resident is eligible to be vaccinated at UI Health Mile Square Health Center, 4630 S. Bishop St.
With Limited Internet Access, Elderly Chicagoans Struggle To Get Vaccinated — Even With ‘A Village’ Of Relatives Helping Them
Liz King, who lives in South Carolina, said her multi-state struggle to find a vaccination appointment for her elderly loved one left her concerned older Chicagoans are being "discounted, ignored and set aside in the whole vaccination shuffle."
Despite Having High Coronavirus Rates, Some Areas — Like Brighton Park — Left Out Of City’s Vaccine Priority Plan
Community advocates and elected leaders say the city's Protect Chicago Plus plan must include more neighborhoods with high coronavirus infection rates.
State Lowers Coronavirus Vaccine Age To 65 For Next Round, Which Could Be Months Away
Chicago, which is in charge of its own vaccination program separate from the rest of Illinois, has not decided if it will also lower its age barrier to 65 for the next round.
Doctor Who Got First Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Full Of Hope’ After Months Of Death And Devastation
Dr. Marina Del Ríos, an emergency room physician in Chicago, said she hoped choosing her and Loretto Hospital to give the first vaccine represented the start of "a more inclusive process for improving the public health of the city."
