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If These COVID Metrics Go Up, Illinois Could Reverse Some Reopening Plans Illinois has been in Phase 4, without added mitigations, for much of 2021, but the Bridge Phase will loosen restrictions further and increase capacity limits before the final Phase 5 Published May 6, 2021 • Updated on May 6, 2021 at 3:22 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Illinois is currently on track to enter its final stages of reopening in the coming weeks, but the state's governor said there's an important caveat for residents. "This good news comes with a caveat," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday. "We have a...

Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Pritzker Details When State Will Move Into Bridge Phase and Phase 5 © Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 21: Walgreens pharmacist Jessica Sahni administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the New Jewish Home in Manhattan on December 21, 2020 in New York City. Pharmacists from Walgreens administered the vaccine to elderly residents at the upper Manhattan facility. Across the country, residents of nursing homes are beginning to get the vaccine following a week in which thousands of first responders and medical personal received the vaccine. (Pho...

Most of those millions of shots took place at mass vax sites, local health department clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals. These shots largely went to people who were immediately eager to get vaccinated. Many refreshed pharmacy web sites, made calls on behalf of elderly relatives, or drove to another county nearby or even much further. The days of vaccine scarcity are over. Today we are in a new phase of our Vaccine Administration Plan: of meeting people where they are and making sure they can get their shots at their doctor’s office. So today, we are initiating the expansion of vaccine admi...

Watch Live: Pritzker to Discuss Bridge Phase in COVID Update for Illinois © Provided by NBC Chicago Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Note: Pritzker's news conference can be watched live in the video player above beginning at around 1:30 p.m. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to give an update on the state's COVID-19 response and the Bridge Phase of the reopening plan on Thursday. Pritzker will be joined by Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike and other health care providers to give the update at 1:30 p.m. from the Thompson Center in Chicago, according to his publ...

Illinois loosens restrictions Friday, easing capacity limits The state is loosening restrictions on capacity for businesses this Friday and could fully reopen in June if COVID-19 metrics remain consistent or decrease Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 9:09 AM CDT May 14, 2021 ILLINOIS, USA — Illinois moved to the final step before a full reopen this Friday as the state's vaccine rollout continues. And barring any major reversals in key COVID-19 statistics, the state could enter Phase 5 — the full reopening phase — as soon as Friday, June 11. Illinois Gov. JB Pri...