Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine available to children 12 to 15 years old in Springfield

May 19, 2021

Children as young as 12 years old will be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine starting May 13 at Memorial Medical Center’s South… Login to continue reading Login…

Cass Co. Health Dept. now preregistering eligible seniors 65+ for COVID-19 vaccine

January 20, 2021

Cass County residents age 65 and older may now call the Cass County Health Department and register to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Seniors… Login to continue reading Login…

Chemica Jones, 41, a certified nursing assistant, receives one of the first COVID-19 vaccines administered in Illinois during an event Tuesday at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)

First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria

December 16, 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive… Login to continue reading Login…

Dr. Ngoki Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, says the state may receive significantly fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccines than it expected in the initial shipments, which could come before the end of the year. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)

Initial vaccine shipment may be smaller than expected

November 24, 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of… Login to continue reading Login…

IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine

November 24, 2020

By SARAH MANSUR Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last… Login to continue reading Login…