Mayor Lightfoot Says Feds Taking 'Way Too Long' To Distribute Vaccine

Chicago IL

05 January, 2021

3:17 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, to date, Chicago has distributed 95% of the vaccines it has received, "but the challenge is this: we do not have enough vaccine." The mayor said there needs to be an exponential increase in the amount of vaccine available throughout the country. She said, at the current pace of vaccine deliveries by the federal government, it will take almost a year and a half to vaccinate all of Chicago. "That is way too long, and frankly unacceptable," she said. Read more at CBS Chicago