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Evelyn Tatum – Environmental Services Victor Chan, 35 – Chief of Emergency Services President of OSF HealthCare St. Francis Robert Anderson said individuals who received the vaccine first were determined by how much contact they had with COVID positive individuals. “People should seriously consider [getting the vaccine] to help get this COVID thing kicked out so we can get back to some kind of normalcy,” said vaccine recipient Evelyn Tatum. Another recipient, Doug Meyer, said he was excited for what the vaccine could bring. “Everyone’s tired of being at home or wearing their mask,...

Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio Originally published on December 16, 2020 9:16 pm The quiet excitement in the room was palpable as five OSF Saint Francis Medical Center health workers sat down in a cushy blue chair one by one, rolled up their sleeves, and received their first dose of Pfizer's newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine. Peoria, which lies close to the state's strategic medical stockpile, was tapped to show the first vaccinations to people downstate. Gov. JB Pritzker was in attendance Tuesday for the occasion. "This is a beginning for the state of Illinois," Pritzker said. "People...

Biden said he’ll work to advance transgender rights. Here are 4 things to know. Audrey Comstock, Kassandra Miller © Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post People gather outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on October 8, 2019 to hear arguments in the case surrounding transgender protections in the workplace. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post) On Nov. 20, the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, President-elect Joe Biden said that “transgender rights are human rights” and committed to advancing transgender rights as part of his admin...