After receiving additional guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, local and state authorities changed the eligibility requirements for appointments at the United Center’s mass vaccination site, limiting consultations to residents of Chicago and Cook County only.
According to an email sent by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s office on Sunday, eligibility for consultations will indeed expand to residents 18 years or older with pre-existing health problems and comorbidities, but consultations will only be available to Chicago residents after 4 pm on Sunday afternoon.
Here is who is now eligible to apply for coronavirus vaccine nominations at the United Center:
Chicago Residents
-All Chicago residents aged 18 and over and pre-existing health problems, including cancer, diabetes, obesity and other conditions identified by the Illinois Department of Public Health, are now eligible to apply for vaccinations at the United Center .
Chicago residents who meet these criteria can visit Zocdoc.com or call the city’s hotline at 312-746-4835.
Cook County Suburb Residents
-The Zocdoc website will no longer allow suburban residents to sign up for mass vaccine site visits, but a block of consultations has been reserved for residents of suburban Cook County.
More details on how to obtain these appointments will be released this week, but instead of Zocdoc residents they will be directed to use the Cook County vaccination site.
A hotline will also be used to schedule appointments, with residents able to call 833-308-1988, Monday through Friday, from 7 am to 7 pm
Illinois Residents
– Illinois residents living outside Cook County will not be eligible to apply for the COVID-19 vaccines at the United Center.
Instead, doses from the United Center website will be distributed to mobile vaccination teams, according to the governor’s office. These vaccine doses will go to the areas hard hit by the coronavirus, and the exact locations will be determined at a later date.