Vaccinations To Expand For Everyone 16 and Older

The tri-state... starting monday---anyone 16 and older in illinois will be eligible to receive a covid-19 vaccine... 44news reporter claire dugan breaks down the latest time-line tonight.

Illinois is joining the rest of the tri-state on monday by opening up vaccine eligibility to all residents ages 16 and older.

On saturday, illinois officials reported more than illinois is joining the rest of the tri-state on monday by opening up vaccine eligibility to all residents ages 16 and older.

On saturday, illinois officials reported more than 7-million covid-19 vaccines had been administered across the state.

Also on saturday -- reporting a record high of more than 175,000 doses administered in a single day.

The state third day in a row reaching a new high.?the vaccine is the best weapon against the variants and it the fastest ticket back to normal life?

Most recently, illinois opened up eligibility to restaurant staff, construction trade workers and religious leaders on march 29th.?it is important that we begin to address the whole population, because the danger of the new variants spreading means that we want every dose to get into arms as soon as humanly possible?

In white county, the egyptian health department is partnering with the illinois national guard to host a vaccination clinic on monday.

The clinic aims to distribute 700 single-dose johnson johnson vaccines to anyone who lives or works in saline, gallatin or white county ages 18 and older.

The clinic will take place at the floral hall in carmi beginning at 9 am.?our fight to stay safe and protect ourselves isn over, but with each day and each dose, we move closer and closer to putting this pandemic to an end?

Because the city of chicago receives its supply of vaccines separately from the state -- they won be expanding eligibility just yet.

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