Slow COVID-19 booster rollout cost thousands of lives, new study says

Researchers estimated that through June 2022, if the U.S. moved at a faster pace to approve it and get people boosted, an estimated 29,000 lives could have been saved.

• Dec 4, 2023

How to get the new COVID vaccine for free, with or without insurance

Americans still have ways to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at no out-of-pocket cost. Here's what to know.

• Sep 26, 2023

How FDA's top vaccines official is timing his COVID and flu shots

Can you get your COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? Here's what health experts say.

• Sep 22, 2023

Looking for the new COVID booster? Here's where to get the shot.

Reformulated vaccine is already available at some pharmacies and will be more widely accessible starting next week.

• Sep 14, 2023

Doctors say to start thinking about your next COVID-19 booster shot

But Cook County's senior medical officer said only 21% of county residents are fully vaccinated. Bauer said Lake County's rate is slightly higher at 25%.

• Jul 26, 2023

COVID emergency winding down, but Cook County still offering incentives for boosters

"In the city of Chicago, only about one out of five eligible people have gotten their bivalent booster," said Dr. Katrine Wallace, who investigates patterns and causes of diseases as an epidemiologist.

• Feb 10, 2023

West Side church hosting COVID vaccine clinic Saturday

The clinic is open from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for everyone.

• Nov 19, 2022

New bivalent booster shots available for kids as young as 5 across Chicago

The new boosters target both the original COVID-19 strain and the omicron variant.

• Oct 17, 2022

FDA and CDC clear updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5

The decision by federal health officials expands access to the updated shots for younger children.

• Oct 12, 2022

Chicagoans can now book their COVID booster appointment

The new shot protects you against the oldest and latest coronavirus strains and just like COVID vaccines in the past, this booster will be free.

• Sep 6, 2022

Chicago allocated 150,000 doses of updated COVID-19 booster shots, with more on the way

Millions of these vaccines are in the process of getting shipped across the country.

• Sep 6, 2022

Updated COVID boosters targeting Omicron start rolling out

Federal health officials say thousands of updated booster shots are already being shipped around the country.

• Sep 1, 2022

FDA clears COVID-19 booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11

There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.

• May 17, 2022

Second COVID-19 boosters approved for some older and immunocompromised Americans

"We're hoping that by taking this action, we will help allow people to take steps to protect themselves should we have another wave that comes through this country," the FDA's top vaccines official, Dr. Peter Marks, told reporters.

• Mar 29, 2022