
Illinois launches pilot initiative to vaccinate seniors in underserved communities
Illinois will partner with health plans on a new initiative aimed at vaccinating senior residents in underserved communities, officials announced Wednesday.
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Apr 1, 2021 | coronavirus, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories, Vaccination
Illinois will partner with health plans on a new initiative aimed at vaccinating senior residents in underserved communities, officials announced Wednesday.
Apr 1, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Wednesday his office is seeing an uptick in scams and frauds related to COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Apr 1, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
All essential workers in Cook County are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, officials announced Wednesday.
Apr 1, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday the city will halt any plans to further lift COVID-19 mitigations until it can address a spike in new cases and hospitalizations.
Mar 31, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,592 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,244,585.
Read MoreMar 31, 2021 | Press Releases
This Holy Thursday at Quinn Chapel AME in Chicago, clergy leaders from a wide range of black communities will launch a Covid-19 vaccine video education program expected to reach up to 1 million Black and Latinx congregants during Easter weekend worship
Read MoreMar 31, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
Two new mass vaccination sites will open next week at Chicago State University and the conference center next to Wrigley Field, city officials announced Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
Illinois will not lift any more COVID-19 restrictions until the current spike in cases and hospitalizations stabilizes, the state’s Department of Public Health said Tuesday.
Mar 31, 2021 | Legislature, Opioids, Top Stories
Opioid-related deaths in Illinois rose by at least 30 percent in 2020, an official from the state's Department of Public Health told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Mar 30, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,404 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,241,993.
Read MoreMar 30, 2021 | coronavirus, Federal Government, Top Stories
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on a plan intended to provide a temporary stopgap to quickly bring in doctors and nurses to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 30, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that four mass vaccination sites will launch this week.
Mar 30, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
As Chicago begins the next phase of its vaccine eligibility, city officials announced Monday it will partner with the Chicago Federation of Labor on a new vaccination site dedicated to administering doses to essential union workers.
Mar 29, 2021 | COVID-19 Update, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,761 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total to 1,239,589.
Read MoreMar 29, 2021 | Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
A House committee approved a plan Friday that would change the structure of the Children's Health Insurance Program so it falls under the state's Medicaid expansion.
Mar 29, 2021 | Insurance, Legislature, Mental Health, Top Stories
A House committee signed off last week on a proposal to give greater coverage for mental health services.