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State health officials say healthcare workers getting vaccinated after originally declining Doctors urge not to skip on vaccine By Lauren Jackson | January 17, 2021 at 11:04 PM CST - Updated January 17 at 11:04 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - President of the Alabama Hospital Association Dr. Don Williamson said it’s common to see hesitation when it comes to taking a new vaccine, even in healthcare workers. “With any vaccine there is differential uptake, whether it is measles or whether it is COVID,” Williamson said. After polling hospitals across the state, Williamson said some hospit...

Illinois will allow indoor dining in Tier 1, but no regions there yet Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois Jan. 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced revisions to his COVID-19 mitigation tiers that would allow earlier indoor dining, but no regions have thus far met the requirements. He also announced that the whole state would move to Phase 1B of vaccination efforts as of Jan. 25, while some counties might already individually have entered that phase. As well, a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus has been confirmed to be spreading in I...

Lancaster EMS gives COVID-19 vaccine to people in Phase 1A WGAL News 8 coronavirus coverage Share Updated: 12:53 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 WGAL News 8 coronavirus coverage Share Updated: 12:53 PM EST Jan 18, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript INFECTIONS ARE TRANSMITTED BY PEOPLE WHO SHOW NO SYMPTOMS. LANCASTER EMS IS GIVING COVID-19 VACCINES TO PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY UNDER 1A. EMS EMPLOYEES ARE ADMINISTERING THE MODERNA’S SHOTS TO FIVE PEOPLE EVERY HALF-HOUR. THEY RECEIVED THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF 200 DOSES LAST WEEK AND WILL HOST SIMILAR DAYS WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. EMS WOR...

Virus deaths surpass 400 in county Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — Madison County surpassed 400 COVID-19 deaths over the weekend. According to the Madison County Health Department, five COVID-19 related deaths were recorded since Friday afternoon. Friday’s deaths included three women in their 70s, 80s and 90s. The department on Saturday reported the death of a man in his 80s and, on Sunday, the death of another man in his 80s. As of Monday, the county’s COVID-19 death toll was at 404. Monday’s county health department figures were not av...

Madison County prepares for next phase of vaccinations Phase 1B will include residents age 65, older Scott Marion, smarion@edwpub.net FacebookTwitterEmail YeagerIntelligencer file photo EDWARDSVILLE — Illinois finally has an official date for the next phase of vaccinations against the coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean it will happen immediately. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that the state will begin its next phase of vaccinations against the coronavirus later this month, moving forward with vaccinating residents age 65 and older. Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan will be...