With COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Low, Local Health Organization In Harvey Uses More Personal Outreach

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 6:34P Health – CBS Chicago

HARVEY, Ill. (CBS) As turnout at mass-vaccination sites for COVID-19 shots declines , local health departments are turning to more personalized efforts. CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra on Wednesday night took us inside a clinic room in Harvey, which is...

15-Year-Old Benjamin Kagan, Who Helped Hundreds Of Seniors Find COVID-19 Shots, Now Has His Own

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 6:07P Health – CBS Chicago

FOREST PARK, Ill. (CBS) With approval by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee issued Wednesday , some kids between 12 and 15 in the Chicago area received their COVID-19 vaccinations late Wednesday. Benjamin Kagan , 15,...

Answers From Experts About COVID-19 Vaccine, Herd Immunity, And Vaccine Approval For Younger...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 3:19P Health – CBS Chicago

Dr. Emily Landon of UChicago Health and Dr. Markeita Moore, a pediatrician at Advocate Children's Hospital, have answers to questions about the significance of herd immunity, and when the COVID-19 vaccine may be available to kids under 12.

Debunking Some Misinformation About The COVID-19 Vaccine

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 3:01P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) There is just so much misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine out there. On “Hour 18” Wednesday, we brought in Dr. Emily Landon, an infectious disease specialist from the University of Chicago, to talk about a few of them. One...

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Some Answers For Parents Expressing Concerns

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 2:51P Health – CBS Chicago

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel on Wednesday approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, but some parents are expressing reluctancy. Dr. Markeita Moore joins us to talk about the concerns she’s been hearing...

CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Ages 12 To 15

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/12 9:32A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News) A panel of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Wednesday to recommend Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents age 12 to 15, clearing one of the final remaining hurdles...

Multiple Sites In Chicago, Suburbs Prepare To Offer COVID-19 Vaccine To 12- To 15-Year-Olds

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/11 1:24P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) A local doctor’s phone is ringing off the hook already, with parents ready to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19 . As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Tuesday, the Chicago area is gearing up for the expected approval from the Centers...

FDA Approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Ages 12 To 15

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/10 11:44A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. “The FDA’s expansion of the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to include...

COVID-19 In Illinois: 1,741 New Cases, 39 Deaths

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/9 11:42A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,741 new cases of COVID-19, and 39 more deaths. The deaths included two men in their 50s, a woman and two men in their 60s, two men in their 70s, and two women and two men...

15-Year-Old Bolingbrook Girl, Dykota Morgan, Dies 3 Days After Contracting COVID-19

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/6 5:20P Health – CBS Chicago

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) Dykota Morgan was an artist and an athlete, and had an outgoing disposition. The Bolingbrook teen died three days after contracting COVID-19. On Thursday night, her mother wanted everyone to know how special she was....

10 Inmates In One Pod Test Positive For COVID-19 At Lake County Jail In Waukegan

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/6 11:21A Health – CBS Chicago

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (CBS) A total of 10 inmates out of 46 in one pod at the Lake County Jail in Waukegan have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. On Friday, April 30, an inmate in Pod 4-North at the jail showed symptoms of COVID-19 and was...

Nearly 100 Students At Roosevelt Middle School In River Forest Placed Under Quarantine Due To 4...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/5 6:08P Health – CBS Chicago

RIVER FOREST, Ill. (CBS) Less than a week after returning to fully in-person learning, nearly 100 students at a middle school in River Forest are in quarantine. Classes for more than 600 students resumed last Monday at Roosevelt Middle School, at...

Workers At South Side Illinois Motor Vehicle Facility Say COVID-19 Is Rampant, And State Has Is...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/4 5:34P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Dozens of workers at a local Illinois Secretary of State’s Motor Vehicle facility say the state is putting them in danger – daily. They told CBS 2 s Jermont Terry that COVID-19 is rampant at the South Side facility and the state is...

With CPS CEO Janice Jackson Soon To Step Down, What Is The Plan For Student COVID Vaccinations?

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/4 1:22P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Janice Jackson will soon step down as head of the nation’s third largest school district – amid a pandemic and a citywide vaccination effort. So what s the plan when it comes to...

Rep. Danny Davis Leads Community Effort To Send Medical Aid To India Amid Horrific COVID-19 Crisis...

CBS Chicago (Health) 5/2 2:18P Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Illinois) is heading a coalition of community leaders sending medical aid to India, as that country struggles through a devastating wave of COVID-19. The coronavirus death toll in India has topped 218,000....