Uber, Walgreens partner to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments in underserved communities

Walgreens is teaming up with Uber to offer free rides to vaccine appointments, furthering Uber’s initiative to ensure transportation isn’t the reason somebody can’t get the vaccine.

Illinois faces many challenges in rollout of coronavirus vaccine
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Dr. Gary Chen from Northern Illinois University details some of the struggles the state has faced in distributing the coronavirus vaccine efficiently and expeditiously.

AstraZeneca tweaking COVID-19 vaccine to fight South African variant

The lead researcher of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says she expects to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by the autumn.

111-year-old SC woman says secret to long life is wine, beer and getting the COVID-19 vaccine

A 111-year-old South Carolina woman who also lived through the 1918 pandemic credits her long life to drinking a glass of wine with lunch, drinking beer with dinner, and now, getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

NFL writes to Biden offering all stadiums as vaccine sites

The NFL is telling the federal government it will make the remaining of the league’s 30 stadiums available as COVID-19 vaccination sites, joining the seven facilities already administering the vaccine.

Illinois mom denied COVID-19 vaccine over breastfeeding concerns: 'I was shocked'

An Illinois mother is feeling shocked and upset after she was denied a Moderna coronavirus vaccine by county health officials over concerns of lacking data for pregnant and breastfeeding women, according to a report.

US won't make immigration arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites

The U.S. government says it won't be making routine immigration enforcement arrests at COVID-19 vaccination sites.

80 more COVID-19 vaccination sites added in Illinois

Eighty more COVID-19 vaccination sites were added in Illinois Thursday, raising the total number of sites to 390.

Illinois lawmakers critical of Gov. Pritzker's vaccine rollout
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Illinois Senate Minority Leader Sen. Dan McConchie expresses his concerns with the state's coronavirus vaccine distribution.

Illinois National Guard serving crucial role in vaccine distribution
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Major General Richard Neely, Illinois National Guard Commander, talks about their efforts to assist in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines across the state.

Second mass vaccination site in Cook County opens at Triton College

Triton College is now the second mass vaccination site in Cook County. It's a partnership between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the National Guard.

Chicago schools, union continue talks over virus safety plan

Chicago extended remote learning for tens of thousands of public school students after city, school and teachers’ union officials on Wednesday were once again unable to reach an agreement over COVID-19 safety protocols.