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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Feb. 5-11 is 3.7%. A total of 1,929,850 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 456,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,385,950. Vaccine appointments remain scarce even to those who are eligible before the expansion of group 1B. Efforts to vaccinate minorities continue to fall short, and data reviewed by the ABC7 I-Team shows more women are getting shots than men by a nearly 2-to...

Individuals who have comorbidities and underlying conditions will be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine in Phase 1B, Gov. Pritzker said. 

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Feb. 4-10 is 3.9%. A total of 1,929,850 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 456,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,385,950. The IDPH says that vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real-time and vaccine administration numbers lag by as much as 72 hours. IDPH reports that a total of 1,549,108 vaccine doses have been administered, including 226,974 at long-term faciliti...

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

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...