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Johnson & Johnson vaccine joins countys COVID arsenal Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — The Madison County Health Department on Friday will add the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccines to its coronavirus toolkit. On Thursday afternoon, appointment times remained available March 8-9 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville for COVID-19 vaccinations through the health department. To register for an appointment, people can visit https://events...

Illinois is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people under age 65 with health conditions Thursday, but it likely will be difficult for Chicago-area residents to find shots in coming days.

Phase 1B Plus: Everything We Know About Illinois Expansion of Phase 1B COVID Vaccinations © Getty Images/iStockphoto The hands in blue glove of the scientist hold the processor Illinois Phase 1B is about to change as the state opens up eligibility to a much larger group of residents. Known as Phase 1B Plus, the current phase of Illinois COVID vaccine rollout will soon expand to include people with certain high-risk medical conditions and comorbidities. But that wont be the case everywhere. ...

The Rockford and Peoria regions are now in Phase 4 of the Illinois COVID-19 mitigation strategy.

The priority eligibility age will lower from 75 to 65 for the next stage of Illinois COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday. The shift marks a departure from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations.  “ACIP’s guidance serves as the foundational blueprint for Illinois’ Phase 1B plan, with one key adjustment: here in Illinois we are more strongly pursuing equity in the distribution of our vaccinations,” Pritzker said.  Illinois D...