Chicago doctor after being vaccinated: 'A sense of hope and optimism'

Dr. Del Rios was the first Chicago doctor to receive Pfizer’s 95-percent effective COVID vaccine Tuesday morning at Loretto Hospital on the West Side.

How the COVID vaccine could affect pregnant women, kids

An estimated 330,000 pregnant and breastfeeding healthcare workers are now looking to see if they can get the coronavirus vaccine, and there are signs that support pregnant women being vaccinated.

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, African American scientist, credited for key work on coronavirus vaccine

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett earned her place in the history books for her pivotal work in producing one of the first coronavirus vaccines that could pave the way to ending the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago's 1st coronavirus vaccines given at West Side hospital

Health care workers in Chicago and Peoria received the first COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday during ceremonial events attended by top elected officials.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution could shake up trucking industry, consumer expectations
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Mike Kucharski, co-owner and vice president of JKC Trucking, talks about the ripple effect of coronavirus vaccines being transported all across the country via trucks.

Loyola University Medical Center prepares for rollout of coronavirus vaccine
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Richard K. Freeman, regional chief clinical officer at Loyola Medicine, talks about his role in overseeing the vaccine rollout including 16,000 initial doses at Loyola Medical Center.

Trump says he's nixing plan for early coronavirus vaccine at White House

President Donald Trump says he's reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19 while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

​Initially, about 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were expected to be sent out, and the priority is health care workers and nursing home residents as infections, hospitalizations and deaths soar in the U.S.

States could receive COVID-19 vaccine on Monday

The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday.

FDA to 'rapidly work toward' emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will rapidly work toward finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to a statement released by the government agency.