CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first doses of the Moderna vaccine are now in the arms of frontline health care workers in Chicago.
Just as the city rolled out the Pfizer vaccine at Loretto Hospital on Chicago's West Side earlier this month, the first doses of the Moderna vaccine were given on the city's Southwest Side Monday.
"It is great to be here to witness yet another milestone in our city's history and COVID-19 vaccination journey," Mayor Lori Lightfoot said.
The first five doses of the Moderna vaccine were administered to medical staff and others at Esperanza Health, which serves the Latinx community. It's the first community health center in the city to get the vaccine.