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Johnson & Johnson vaccine joins county's COVID arsenal Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — The Madison County Health Department on Friday will add the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccines to its coronavirus toolkit. On Thursday afternoon, appointment times remained available March 8-9 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville for COVID-19 vaccinations through the health department. To register for an appointment, people can visit https://events.juvare.com/IL-IDPH/90e2c37e-ce91-44b0-9378-d1e867141108/?fbclid=IwAR2Ho39M6QY7pzJb83wrmFbdnu6_soeO...

Illinois is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people under age 65 with health conditions Thursday, but it likely will be difficult for Chicago-area residents to find shots in coming days.

Phase 1B Plus: Everything We Know About Illinois' Expansion of Phase 1B COVID Vaccinations © Getty Images/iStockphoto The hands in blue glove of the scientist hold the processor Illinois' Phase 1B is about to change as the state opens up eligibility to a much larger group of residents. Known as Phase 1B Plus, the current phase of Illinois' COVID vaccine rollout will soon expand to include people with certain high-risk medical conditions and comorbidities. But that won't be the case everywhere. Here's what we know so far about the expanded Phase 1B, set to begin on Feb. 25: Who Will Be El...

The Rockford and Peoria regions are now in Phase 4 of the Illinois' COVID-19 mitigation strategy.

The priority eligibility age will lower from 75 to 65 for the next stage of Illinois COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday. The shift marks a departure from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations.  “ACIP’s guidance serves as the foundational blueprint for Illinois’ Phase 1B plan, with one key adjustment: here in Illinois we are more strongly pursuing equity in the distribution of our vaccinations,” Pritzker said.  Illinois Department of Public Health director Ngozi Ezike said the change was made because of COVID-19’s dis...