To clarify a title, physician Greg Huhn is Cook County Health’s employee vaccination coordinator.
Nearly 8% of Illinoisans have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began, with infections surpassing 1 million Thursday.
Meanwhile, officials are preparing for a second wave of vaccinations likely in late January or February that now will include those 65 and older after Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday expanded the pool from age 75 and up.
Health officials are pointing to county websites, listed below, where people can keep up-to-date on vaccination procedures and in some cases register for eventual vaccination. But many details are still being worked out for how mass vaccinations will work and when they will begin for those in the large 1b group.
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