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"Osco Drug Pharmacy is following the state of Illinois Phase 1b expanded guidelines that take effect February 25 th," the company said in a statement. "It is going to take months to offer a vaccine to everyone who now qualifies." Our estimate is that 1b now includes more than 15,000 people, and we continue to see only hundreds of vaccines each week," the county's health department said. "Although these folks have been included, we haven’t yet seen an increase in vaccine allocation directed to Grundy County. 15 release, Grundy County said it "remains in Phase 1b, which we now understand includes people under age 65 years old with high-risk medical conditions." In a note to residents, Evanston said it did not anticipate being able to expand Phase 1B eligibility "due to the large number of individuals 65 years and older in Evanston who are currently eligible for vaccines as part of Phase 1b, and the limited supply of vaccines available to date." So as we have more vaccine, we definitely will be opening up and go from there."Ĭook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a joint statement with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot echoed those claims, saying "we are not being supplied with enough doses that would allow us to expand eligibility in these phases."ĭeKalb County officials say the area will not be expanding Phase 1B until those eligible at the start of the phase receive their vaccines.ĭuPage County's Health Department said in a statement it can't expand eligibility "until vaccine supply increases." "It'll just make everybody more frustrated. "We cannot add a million people to the about almost a million people including the 1A, who are already in competition for the existing doses," she said. All said, we're just not at a point to be able to move ahead."Īccording to Arwady, more than 950,000 Chicago residents would become eligible if the city expanded Phase 1B under the state's guidelines. "The city of Chicago, Cook County, Evanston, DuPage County, Stickney - there may be others. Allison Arwady said in a Facebook Live video Tuesday. "We're not ready at this point ," Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Here's a look at who is and isn't expanding so far:Ĭhicago was among the first to announce it would not be joining the state. Several local health departments, hospital systems and Chicago-area counties have said they will not be expanding their Phase 1B just yet, saying vaccine supply remains too limited. Which Locations Are Expanding Phase 1B and Which Aren't?

Shelters and day care staff: Homeless shelter, women’s shelter, adult day/drop-in program, sheltered workshop, psycho-social rehab.

Grocery store workers: Baggers, cashiers, stockers, pickup, customer service.

Public transit workers: Flight crew, bus drivers, train conductors, taxi drivers, para-transit drivers, in-person support, ride sharing services.

Corrections workers and inmates: Jail officers, juvenile facility staff, workers providing in-person support, inmatesU.

Manufacturing: Industrial production of good for distribution to retail, wholesale or other manufactures.

Food and agriculture: Processing, plants, veterinary health, livestock services, animal care.

Education: Teachers, principals, student support, student aids, day care worker.

First responders: Fire, law enforcement, 911 workers, security persPDonnel, school officers.

Frontline essential workers, which means "residents who carry a higher risk of COVID-19 exposure because of their work duties, often because they are unable to work from home, and/or they must work closely to others without being able to socially distance.

Here's a look at those who already qualified under Phase 1B: That's in addition to the health care workers and long-term care facility staff and residents who qualified in Phase 1A of the state's rollout as well as the frontline essential workers and residents age 65 and older who were eligible at the start of Phase 1B, which included more than 3.2 million Illinois residents.

The expansion applies to those 16 and older who weren't otherwise covered in previous eligibility categories, the state said, adding that it plans to work with local health departments and other providers as eligibility increases. Immunocompromised State from a Solid Organ Transplant.COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).The list of qualifying high-risk medical conditions (which is subject to change) includes: 25, the state increased eligibility for Phase 1B to include people with certain underlying conditions and comorbidities. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter here.īeginning Feb. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.