Your Take: Coronavirus vaccine polarizes Illinois residents
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A panel of FOX 32 viewers ranging from a variety of professions and background give their thoughts on hot-button topics across the nation, including worries over the coronavirus vaccine rollout and American participation.

COVID-19 vaccine arrives at UIC Medical Center, inoculations begin
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Dr. Olamide Jarrett talks about being vaccinated and stresses the importance of every American receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

Joe Biden praises President Trump for ‘getting the vaccine moving’

In a television appearance Thursday night, Democrat Joe Biden praised President Trump for "getting the vaccine moving" as the treatment for fighting the coronavirus began to make its way across the U.S.

More Chicago area hospitals begin administering COVID vaccine

“I really felt very patriotic because I felt like I was doing something for my country,” a nurse practitioner said.

FDA advisory committee votes to recommend emergency use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

A key advisory committee to the FDA on Thursday voted to recommend the approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one of the final hurdles before FDA authorization.

COVID-19 vaccines: When can children get vaccinated?

COVID-19 vaccinations have started in the U.S., but children won't be able to get them until there's enough study data showing the shots are safe and effective for younger ages as well.

US reports staggering 247,000 new COVID-19 cases and 3,600 deaths in single day

Nearly a quarter-million new COVID-19 cases, more than 3,600 deaths and 113,000 hospitalizations were reported in a single day in the U.S. on Wednesday, shattering previous records.

Dr. Ian Smith discusses the potential approval of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says he hopes the FDA issues an emergency use authorization of Moderna?s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday. Weighing in on what this could mean for getting more people vaccinated is doctor and author Dr. Ian Smith.

Munster nurse who has cared for COVID patients gets vaccine
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One of the healthcare workers who received Indiana's first vaccines is nurse Glenna Crouch with Community Hospital in Munster. And that wasn't her only first. She also cared for the hospital's first coronavirus patient nine months ago.

Years of medical abuse make Blacks less likely to trust vaccine
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From the notorious trials of the Tuskegee Airmen to the unfortunate truth behind the many cancer studies linked to Henrietta Lacks, African Americans have good reason to be hesitant about the new coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Leon McDougle, president of the National Medical Association, talks more about it.

New COVID-19 relief bill would include stimulus checks

Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet.

Local hospitals eagerly wait for first batch of COVID-19 vaccine

While the state received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, some hospitals are still waiting for their allotment from the county health departments.

DuPage County receives 13,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

On Wednesday, the DuPage County Health Department received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Alaska health care worker suffers adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccine

A woman had an allergic reaction that included flushing and shortness of breath within 10 minutes of receiving the first of Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.