Free COVID tests now available as cases are on the rise
The spike is just one of the reasons the feds are now making free COVID tests available again.
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The spike is just one of the reasons the feds are now making free COVID tests available again.
In a statement, a spokesperson said, "We are aware of some locations where appointments had to be rescheduled due to delays in supply."
Walgreens is responding to questions about COVID-19 vaccine appointments getting canceled at some of its pharmacies.
Can you get your COVID booster and flu shot at the same time? Here's what health experts say.
Two years after a pharmacy director admitted selling "empty" COVID vaccine vials to CBS 2, we know more about the steps hospital administrators took immediately after we brought the vaccine vials sale to their attention and a state investigation was launched. CBS 2 Investigator Dorothy Tucker reports.
After a pharmacy director admitted selling "empty" COVID vaccine vials to CBS 2, the hospital changed policy to protect the public.
The new shots are similar to previously approved formulas but were updated to target strains of the virus descended from Omicron.
The new COVID-19 vaccines for fall 2023 started rolling out this week.
Shots will be free at city-run clinics and federally qualified-health centers. People with private insurance should go to a pharmacy or doctor's office.
Reformulated vaccine is already available at some pharmacies and will be more widely accessible starting next week.
They could be available as soon as Wednesday, but there are still questions. Does everyone really need a shot? And what will they cost?
In Chicago, COVID-19-related hospitalizations were up 21%, CDC data show.
Cases of the new COVID variant BA.2.86 have been spotted in Michigan, Denmark and Israel.
In the most recent data, 77.5% of Americans ages 16 and older have antibodies from at least one prior infection.
Researchers are now looking for biomarkers in the blood of long COVID patients to see if there's a way to better identify them so they can provide more precision treatment.
It will be the 589th pop-up COVID and flu vaccine clinic in the city.
For now, you can still come to health centers around Cook County for vaccines – and the county is even still paying people to get the shot. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
"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.
With Chicago and Cook County still in that low-risk category, the city's top doctor wants to stay there.
If you still need to get your flu shot or COVID booster make plans to head to Olive Harvey College Saturday.
From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., anyone 6 months and older can get COVID vaccines and boosters along with flu vaccines.
"Whether that's getting up-to-date with recommended vaccines, choosing to wear a high-quality mask in crowded indoor spaces, or improving ventilation at your next gathering, do something to protect yourself and those around you."
Doctor Allison Arwady, Commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) said currently fewer than 20% of Chicago kids under age five have gotten their COVID boosters.
The former employees claim the company violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The former employees claim the company violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
