CDC says J&J vaccine has ‘small possible risk’ of rare neurological disorder
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare but potentially dangerous neurological reaction, U.S. health officials said Monday.
Illinois State University offering scholarship to entice students to get vaccinated
If you can prove you have been vaccinated, there is a scholarship for that.
DuPage County Fairgrounds vaccination clinic relocating to Wheaton
The vaccination clinic at the DuPage County Fairgrounds is relocating.
CPS to launch 3 school-based vaccination sites for students, families
Chicago Public Schools is partnering with the Chicago Department of Public Health to pull out all the stops to get eligible students vaccinated.
Harper College raffling off 10 year-long scholarships for vaccinated students
Harper College will raffle ten scholarships to students who got at least one dose of the vaccine before Wednesday.
Pfizer to discuss booster shots with US health officials Monday
Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Unvaccinated woman, 90, died with double variant infection, European researchers say
Researchers believe it’s the first documented case of its kind and, although rare, that similar dual COVID-19 infections are happening across the world.
Unvaccinated people account for 'virtually all' COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths, White House says
Unvaccinated people now account for “virtually all” COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in the United States, according to the White House.
Illinois health officials adopt updated CDC guidance for schools, encourage unvaccinated to wear masks
“The CDC is right: vaccination is the best preventive strategy. As school board members, parents, teachers and superintendents plan for a return to in-person learning in the fall, we strongly encourage those who are not vaccinated to continue to mask," said Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
Illinois reports 2,945 coronavirus cases, 53 deaths in the last week
Public health officials on Friday announced 2,945 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 53 additional deaths have been recorded in the last week.
Fully vaccinated people don’t need COVID-19 booster at this time, FDA, CDC say
The FDA and CDC said in a joint statement that Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need a booster shot at this time.
Fully vaccinated teachers and students don't need masks, CDC says
The CDC said Friday that fully vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings.
First winners of Illinois' vaccine lottery announced, including $1M cash prize winner
The first winners for Illinois' $10 million ‘All In for the Win’ vaccine lottery were chosen Thursday, including one $1 million dollar winner.
DuPage County ranks in top 2 percent of US counties with residents vaccinated against COVID-19
According to CDC vaccination data, when it comes to highest vaccination rates, DuPage County ranks 47 out of 3,283 counties in the U.S.
Gov. Pritzker offers cash prizes, other new vaccine incentives for frontline workers
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces a new package of incentives for vaccinated frontline state employees, including cash prizes, airline and sports tickets.
CTU seeks vaccination goal for Chicago Public Schools students this fall
The Chicago Teachers Union is calling for a vaccination goal when Chicago Public Schools fully reopen in the fall.
‘Unusual mutation’ in Lambda variant could make it resistant to vaccines
The Lambda variant, which is believed to have been first detected in Peru about a year ago, is a new concern to scientists who say mutations could potentially be resistant to COVID-19 vaccines.
Michigan boy, 13, dies after second COVID-19 vaccine shot
The CDC is investigating why a 13-year-old Michigan boy died in his sleep after receiving his second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Fauci: 99.2% of US COVID-19 deaths involved unvaccinated people
Dr. Anthony Fauci continued his push for Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine as many deaths are attributed to unvaccinated people.