As the holidays approach, Dr. Allison Arwady says it's a great time to get a COVID booster
"About 70% of Chicagoans have gotten their booster from a pharmacist. I didn't even feel it. How about that?"
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"About 70% of Chicagoans have gotten their booster from a pharmacist. I didn't even feel it. How about that?"
The clinic is open from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for everyone.
Anyone ages six months and up can get the COVID and flu vaccines.
With less than two weeks to the Thanksgiving holiday and families gathering, it's exactly what public health officials don't want to see.
The Chicago Department of Public Health is reminding Chicagoans to get their COVID and flu shots ahead of the holiday season.
The Chicago Department of Public Health wants to keep families healthy and happy this Halloween.
"The weather is colder in much of the country, parties move indoors and multi-generational families are gathering for the holidays. The boosters are going to be a critical tool for keeping people protected against severe illness and from being hospitalized."
On Saturday, the city is hosting two clinics where you can get your COVID booster and flu shots.
Here's what you should know about COVID-19 and updated boosters to prepare for a possible fall or winter surge.
The decision by federal health officials expands access to the updated shots for younger children.
You can get COVID vaccines and boosters, and the flu shot.
Federal health officials say thousands of updated booster shots are already being shipped around the country.
The Chicago Department of Public Health is offering initial doses and boosters to anyone ages 5 and up.
More than a dozen health care workers sued after they were denied religious exemptions for vaccinations.
"I think it's just a matter of people waiting for the shipment to come in and once the shipment will come in, then you'll be able to do it."
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
The FDA's panel of vaccine advisers voted unanimously that the benefits of Pfizer's and Moderna's shots outweigh the risks in young children.
The company says it'll give U.S. regulators the data soon. Moderna is already seeking U.S. clearance to vaccinate kids 5 and under.
There is one more hurdle: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group.
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London in the U.K. is discovering, that for some people, the effects of the virus on the brain can be devastating.
The reason is a rare, but serious risk of blood clots.
The FDA has pledged to "move with all expediency" to review the company's data on a lower-dose kids' vaccine.
For the first time in more than two months, new daily COVID cases in Illinois have topped 4,000.
Cook County Health is among the first health systems in the country to achieve this goal.
On April 8, a judge in downstate Sangamon County had blocked CPS from taking disciplinary action against six teachers who had challenged the rule.
