The CDC granted full approval today, meaning that children aged 12-15 can be vaccinated for COVID-19 at City of Chicago vaccine sites starting Thursday, May 13.Īll young people in this age range are encouraged to get the vaccine, which is safe and effective in children and adults. On May 11, the FDA authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12-15. Illinois Children Vaccine Eligibility Update
Today we have new vaccine information we want to share with you, including: The city has partnered with the ride-sharing company to provide 20,000 $40 credits to eligible residents.īecky Vevea covers COVID-19 vaccines and city politics for WBEZ. However, that group will be allowed to book appointments at the United Center, if they are available after seniors get first dibs.Ĭhicago residents can also get a free ride to the United Center through Uber. The state has allowed people aged 16 to 64 with underlying conditions to begin being vaccinated, though the city and Cook County have held back opening up appointments to those people. If those slots are not all booked by people 65 and older, Zocdoc and the call center will start booking anyone who is eligible under current state guidance starting at 4 p.m. “If you know somebody, if you have a neighbor, if you have an aunt, if you have someone you know who’s over 65, who hasn’t been vaccinated, please do that outreach right now and say, ‘Can I help you make that appointment?’” Arwady said. Allison Arwady says there will be about 110,000 appointments available when registration opens and those slots will be for the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The United Center will be run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will officially open for actual COVID-19 inoculations on March 10.Ĭhicago’s Public Health Commissioner Dr.
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