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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Rush University Medical Center teamed up with the PCC Community Wellness Center to vaccinate 1,200 Austin residents against COVID-19 starting Sunday. More than 80 Rush volunteers came out Sunday to provide the vaccine from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The vaccination efforts will take place every Sunday until April 18 at the Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School. Rush University Medical Center equity officer Dr. David Ansell said the initiative is part of the city's Chicago Plus program that focuses on the 15 hardest hit communities by the COVID-19 pandemic. "High mortality rates, high hos...

February 22, 2021 As Latino and Black Chicagoans continue to experience the highest Covid-19 death rates in the city, they are receiving vaccinations at the lowest rate.  The Chicago Public Health Department (CDPH) entered its 1B vaccination phase in accordance with its vaccination plan on January 25, allowing Chicagoans over the age of 65, frontline essential workers and those living in non-healthcare residential settings to register for the vaccine.  But data from the Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange (I-CARE), obtained by La DePaulia, reveals that commun...