Chicago Might Be Able To Make COVID Vaccine Available To All By May

Chicago IL

19 January, 2021

3:54 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady discussed the details of the city's vaccination plans during her regular "Ask Dr. Arwady" livestream on Tuesday, but she cautioned the scheduled vaccine rollout is "purely speculative" based on how much vaccine the city is getting from the federal government. Arwady said the city is currently receiving approximately 34,000 first doses of the vaccine per week. She said Chicago will move into Phase 1B of virus distribution on Monday, along with the rest of the state. During Phase 1B, vaccines will be available to people 65 and older; non-healthcare frontline essential workers such as police officers, firefighters, teachers, grocery store workers, and more; and non-healthcare residential settings such as jails. Read more at CBS Chicago