Vaccinated families can ‘feel good’ about holiday gatherings, Fauci says

"If you get vaccinated and your family's vaccinated, you can feel good about enjoying a typical Thanksgiving, Christmas with your family and close friends," Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

Chicago's chief medical officer discusses vaccination push ahead of holidays
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Dr. Jennifer Seo, chief medical officer at the Chicago Department of Public Health, talks about the city's push to get more people vaccinated ahead of the holidays to avoid a potential resurgence of the coronavirus.

Unvaccinated people put on lockdown in Austria; they can only go to school, work or get groceries

The lockdown affects about 2 million people in the Alpine country of 8.9 million people. It doesn't apply to children under the age of 12 because they cannot yet officially get vaccinated.

Dozens of Chicago Public School students get vaccinated on 'Vaccine Awareness Day'

"Yeah I'm glad [I got the shot]," 11-year-old Jacob Villasenor said, adding he did it because he wants to stop COVID-19 "once and for all" and to help the people who are sick.

Santa Claus may not be coming to town this year amid hired Santa shortage

There are an estimated 10-15% fewer Santa Clauses this year compared to last year due to COVID-19 and many Santas retiring, according to Mitch Allen, head elf at Hire Santa.

CPS closed Friday for 'Vaccine Awareness Day'

Chicago Public Schools and the city teamed up on Friday to make it easier to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Illinois reports 22,600 coronavirus cases, 129 deaths in the past week

Public health officials on Friday announced 22,600 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 129 additional deaths have been recorded in the past week.

How parents can navigate play dates with some kids vaccinated, others not
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Danielle Dick, psychologist and author of 'The Child Code' weighs in on how parents can navigate play dates now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available for kids.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution rolls out for kids ages 5-11
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Dr. Shikha Jain from UI Health joins Good Day Chicago to talk us through the latest headlines coming from the coronavirus pandemic.