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Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a briefing in Chicago Friday at which he announced the United Center, the sports arena where the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks play, will serve as a mass vaccination site.
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State and federal officials on Friday announced a new federal mass COVID-19 vaccination site will be opening March 10 at the United Center in Chicago.
The new site will prioritize access for seniors and be open to any Phase 1B-plus eligible residents throughout the state, which now includes those 16 years of age or older with underlying conditions.
“The United Center is one of the best locations for vaccinating large numbers of people in America: It’s easy to get to, is in the midst of a medically underserved community, can handle large crowds and is well known to everyone in Illinois,” Gov. JB Pritzker said at a briefing in Chicago.
SPRINGFIELD â State and federal officials on Friday announced a new federal mass COVID-19 vaccination site will be opening March 10 at the United Center in Chicago.
The new site will prioritize access for seniors and be open to any Phase 1B-plus eligible residents throughout the state, which now includes those 16 years of age or older with underlying conditions.
âThe United Center is one of the best locations for vaccinating large numbers of people in America: Itâs easy to get to, is in the midst of a medically underserved community, can handle large crowds and is well known to everyone in Illinois,â Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a briefing in Chicago.
The update comes immediately after city, state and federal officials announced that the United Center would be turned into a mass vaccination site opening March 10.
Officials said the the United Center site will operate seven days a week for eight weeks, and that information about where and how to make appointments would be made available in coming days. Set-up outside the arena was underway Friday.
The United Center will be able to administer 6,000 shots per day at full capacity, officials said, but noted that demand was anticipated to be high. Those doses will be provided directly from the federal government and not diverted from the supply sent to Chicago or Illinois.