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Iowa counties are currently overseeing the first tier of Phase 1B. Phase 1B has five tiers.

As Illinois nears the end of the second week of COVID-19 vaccinations in Phase 1B, health officials have administered over 1.5 million doses

Published February 11, 2021 • Updated on February 11, 2021 at 8:12 am NBCUniversal Media, LLC Chicago and Cook County will not join Illinois in expanding who is eligible for coronavirus vaccinations under Phase 1B later this month, officials said Thursday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President announced the decision in a joint statement, saying that the city and county are not receiving enough doses of the vaccine to allow them to expand eligibility along with the rest of the state in a decision Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the day before. "Our goal is to get as many pe...

Here's where you can get a coronavirus vaccine in the Seattle area Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Washington residents get their coronavirus vaccines through Swedish's mobile vaccination clinic set up in Federal Way.Claire Maulding, Special to the Seattle PIShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Washington residents get their coronavirus vaccines through Swedish's mobile vaccination clinic set up in Federal Way.Claire Maulding, Special to the Seattle PIShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Washington has been giving coronavirus vaccinations for nearly two months now. But — even as officials have set up a number of m...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, certain groups like health care personnel and other frontline essential workers should be offered vaccination during the first months of vaccine rollout. "People who are pregnant and part of a group recommended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine may choose to be vaccinated," the agency stated. "If they have questions about getting vaccinated, a discussion with a healthcare provider might help them make an informed decision." "Based on how mRNA vaccines work, experts belie...