The I-Team has answers to five top questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and this next phase in fighting the pandemic. It s been a long road, said Registered Nurse Alyssa Miller. I was very excited, nervous but excited to finally get this vaccine.
The staff was anxious to get this vaccine, knowing this is a step in the right direction for them. They have seen what the virus can do firsthand-and feel hopeful. We do know what the virus does to people and everyone doesn t die from the virus, said Dr. Lynwood Jones, infection control specialist. However, a lot of people have been sickened and are still having issues, so I tell them to get the vaccine.
That first patient tested positive for coronavirus on Jan. 24 at AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates, becoming the first case to be identified in Illinois and the second in the U.S. That woman s spouse later became the first known person-to-person transmission of the virus in the nation.
“I mean back then we didn t have a lot of information it was very scary for the frontline workers as well as the general public,” said Antemann. The spouse of a Chicago woman who was diagnosed with coronavirus last week has now tested positive for the virus, marking the first instance of person-to-person spread in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. NBC 5 s Chris Hush leads our team coverage.
Coronavirus Testing Opens at O Hare International Airport
Coronavirus testing opened at Chicago s O Hare International Airport on Friday for passengers and employees.
Both rapid antigen and PCR COVID-19 test are available at the Chicago-area airport at a walk-up facility located in the bus and shuttle center, according to a tweet.
The testing site is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first level of the main garage between elevators 3 and 4, the airport said.
On Dec. 22, a drive-up COVID-19 testing location is expected to open at O Hare offering both rapid and PCR tests in the economy parking lot H.