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Winter Weather Causing Delays in Federal COVID Vaccine Delivery in Illinois According to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office, "the federal government has notified all states of COVID-19 vaccine delivery delays across the entire country due to adverse weather and road conditions." According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Operation Warp Speed deliveries slated for Tuesday would be "significantly impacted" as adverse weather impacted operations at facilities where "vaccines and ancillary supply kits originate."  The departments warned that delays could continue through...

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

Illinois health departments and vaccine providers will begin to receive larger quantities of the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine to accommodate for the growing need of second doses, state officials announced Saturday.

Illinois plans to expand the list of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Phase 1B of its rollout beginning next Thursday.

Sickle Cell Disease We have quite a hill to climb to overcome this virus and get back to our pre-pandemic lives. Herd immunity is the goal. I'm sure you've heard that expression. Herd immunity occurs when enough people become immune to a disease to make its spread unlikely. As a result, the entire community is protected, even those who are not themselves immune. Herd immunity is usually achieved through vaccination, but it can also occur through natural infection. Pretty plain and simple; you either get COVID or you get the vaccine, that's the only way we get bay to the life I'm sure we all m...