Multiple Sites In Chicago, Suburbs Prepare To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine To 12- To 15-Year-Olds

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/11 1:24P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A local doctor’s phone is ringing off the hook already, with parents ready to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 . As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Tuesday, the Chicago area is gearing up for the expected approval from the Centers...

FDA Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Ages 12 To 15

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/10 11:44A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. “The FDA’s expansion of the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to include...

COVID-19 In Illinois: 1,741 New Cases, 39 Deaths

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/9 11:42A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,741 new cases of COVID-19, and 39 more deaths. The deaths included two men in their 50s, a woman and two men in their 60s, two men in their 70s, and two women and two men...

15-Year-Old Bolingbrook Girl, Dykota Morgan, Dies 3 Days After Contracting COVID-19

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/6 5:20P Health – CBS Chicago

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) Dykota Morgan was an artist and an athlete, and had an outgoing disposition. The Bolingbrook teen died three days after contracting COVID-19. On Thursday night, her mother wanted everyone to know how special she was....

10 Inmates In One Pod Test Positive For COVID-19 At Lake County Jail In Waukegan

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/6 11:21A Health – CBS Chicago

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) A total of 10 inmates out of 46 in one pod at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. On Friday, April 30, an inmate in Pod 4-North at the jail showed symptoms of COVID-19 and was...

Nearly 100 Students At Roosevelt Middle School In River Forest Placed Under Quarantine Due To 4...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/5 6:08P Health – CBS Chicago

RIVER FOREST, Ill. (CBS) Less than a week after returning to fully in-person learning, nearly 100 students at a middle school in River Forest are in quarantine. Classes for more than 600 students resumed last Monday at Roosevelt Middle School, at...

Workers At South Side Illinois Motor Vehicle Facility Say COVID-19 Is Rampant, And State Has Is...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/4 5:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Dozens of workers at a local Illinois Secretary of State’s Motor Vehicle facility say the state is putting them in danger – daily. They told CBS 2 s Jermont Terry that COVID-19 is rampant at the South Side facility and the state is...

With CPS CEO Janice Jackson Soon To Step Down, What Is The Plan For Student COVID Vaccinations?

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/4 1:22P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Janice Jackson will soon step down as head of the nation’s third largest school district – amid a pandemic and a citywide vaccination effort. So what s the plan when it comes to...

Rep. Danny Davis Leads Community Effort To Send Medical Aid To India Amid Horrific COVID-19 Crisis...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/2 2:18P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Illinois) is heading a coalition of community leaders sending medical aid to India, as that country struggles through a devastating wave of COVID-19. The coronavirus death toll in India has topped 218,000....

This May Day, Cook County Department Of Public Health Expresses Concern For Workers Amid COVID-19...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/1 12:41P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Cook County Department of Public Health on Saturday issued a statement for International Workers Day – or May Day – expressing concern for workers who are struggling in the pandemic. The statement said in part that the...

Fox Valley Mall COVID-19 Vaccination Site In Aurora To Accept Walk-Ins Wednesday

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/27 4:21P Health – CBS Chicago

AURORA, Ill. (CBS) Walk-ins will be accepted Wednesday at the Fox Valley Mall COVID-19 mass-vaccination site in Aurora. The City of Aurora and Jewel-Osco are hosting Mass Vax Aurora No. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the mall, at 195 Fox...

Tinley Park COVID-19 Vaccination Site To Offer Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson Site Starting...

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/27 4:19P Health – CBS Chicago

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (CBS) Those who would rather have the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine can get it at the Tinley Park mass vaccination site starting on Wednesday. Cook County Health will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at...

Nanotrap Developed By University Of Chicago Researchers Could Be Breakthrough COVID-19 Treatment

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/27 2:23P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A possible breakthrough coronavirus treatment has been developed by scientists at the University of Chicago. Put simply, it works by setting a trap. A coronavirus Nanotrap is a...

As Chicago Pivots To Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy, Faith Leaders Pitch In

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/25 5:23P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) In a pandemic milestone in Chicago, coronavirus vaccine supply is now meeting demand. “As of now, we have enough vaccine,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison...

Walk-Ins Will Be Allowed At All Cook County COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Starting Monday

CBS Chicago (Health) 4/25 5:21P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) No appointment needed suburban Cook County health leaders want you to know it will be easier than ever to get your COVID-19 shot. As CBS 2 s Steven Graves reported Sunday night, walk-ins are allowed at all its mass vaccination sites...