Category Archives: Covid-19
Illinois' expected COVID-19 vaccine doses cut in half next two weeks
It looks like Illinois’ supply of COVID-19 vaccine expected in coming weeks is being cut in half. Governor JB Pritzker says they were originally told that 8-million doses of the Pfizer vaccine w...
Dec 17, 2020
First COVID-19 Vaccine to arrive in Marion County Wednesday
Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says the first Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 will be picked up by the department and delivered to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital and Sa...
Dec 16, 2020
Salem Township Hospital ready for first COVID-19 vaccine
Salem Township Hospital President Kendra Taylor says they are ready to begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to front line staff when the 75 doses arrive on Wednesday. She reports a list has...
Dec 16, 2020
State vaccine review board gives go-ahead to COVID-19 shot
A state vaccine review board is giving the go-ahead to the new COVID-19 shot. Illinois experts looked at all the FDA data on the Pfizer vaccine, which is recommended for everyone age 16 and up. SIU Sc...
Dec 15, 2020
Illinois governor ramps up talk about vaccine safety
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has stepped up his public relations campaign to convince Illinois residents that an experimental coronavirus vaccine that could be authorized by the federal government this week wil...
Dec 09, 2020
Salem High School goes on full remote learning until January 11th
Full remote learning has been extended at Salem Community High School with school not scheduled to the hybrid in person learning schedule until Monday, January 11th. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering s...
Dec 04, 2020
New COVID-19 Safety Mitigations take effect Friday across state
New COVID-19 safety mitigations take effect across the state on Friday. The tier three mitigations are not a full-blown lockdown, but Illinoisans are definitely urged to stay home if possible. The new...
Nov 20, 2020
Governor hopes for widespread distribution of coronavirus vaccine by spring
Governor JB Pritzker says there’s “real hope” for widespread distribution of a coronavirus vaccine by the spring. He notes recent announcements of promising vaccines from Pfizer and ...
Nov 17, 2020
Illinois lawmakers want input into COVID-19 response
Illinois lawmakers are calling for hearings on the state’s response to COVID-19. In a bipartisan virtual press conference, Senator Sue Rezin of Morris said there should be more transparency abou...
Nov 13, 2020
Herd immunity not moral answer to COVID-19 pandemic
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says the cost of trying to establish COVID-19 herd immunity is too great. Dr. Ezike says so far…5-10% of Illinoisans have tested pos...
Nov 09, 2020
