ILLINOIS – With the supply of Illinois coronavirus vaccines growing in the coming weeks, Governor JB Pritzker’s administration is planning to expand Phase 1b of the vaccine’s launch in the state to include people who are at greatest risk to health.
Many are already eligible to receive a vaccine due to their age or profession, but anyone with underlying diseases will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine from February 25, Pritzker said on Wednesday.
The Phase 1b expansion will also include residents with disabilities, said Pritzker.
Vaccine deliveries are expected to “increase nationwide”, with federal officials set to send 5 percent more doses to Illinois a week than originally planned, said Pritzker.
High-risk medical conditions to be included in Phase 1b
- Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Diabetes
- Cardiac Condition
- Immunocompromised state of a solid organ transplant
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Lung disease
- Sickle cell anemia
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More than 327,000 people in Illinois were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus on Tuesday after receiving both doses, according to statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health. This represents about 2.57% of the state’s 12.7 million residents.
Nearly 63,000 vaccines were administered on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to nearly 1.5 million doses, public health data show.