Monroe County expands COVID-19 vaccines to older residents
The vaccinations got underway Monday in a well-orchestrated drive-thru effort at the county fairgrounds Author: Alex Fees (KSDK) Updated: 4:53 PM CST January 18, 2021 MONROE COUNTY, Ill. — In Illinois, health officials are still in the first phase of vaccine distribution, which includes medical and long-term care workers and residents. Illinois will expand to the next phase, 1B, next week. But in Monroe County, they’re ahead of schedule. Beginning Monday, residents 85 and older lined up in their cars and got the COVID-19 vaccine shot. It happened in an orch...