Cook County Health is pleased to now offer walk-in availability at its six large-scale vaccination sites. Individuals or groups who are interested in getting a vaccine can simply show up and register onsite. Walk-ins are also available for individuals who received...
Month: April 2021
Cook County Department of Public Health Officials Announce Phase 4 Reopening Guidance in Suburban Cook County
Increased capacity in many sectors; new CDC guidance for wearing masks in public Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health is issuing revised COVID-19 Phase 4 reopening guidance, which continues to ease some mitigation measures but takes a...
CDC and FDA Recommend Resuming Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution
Following CDC and FDA guidance from April 23, 2021, we are prepared and pleased at the prospect of including the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again. While we take the blood clot issue very seriously, we know that it is...
CCDPH Update On Vaccination Equity (April 22, 2021)
COVID-19 has laid bare health inequities we have long known are rooted in historical racism, injustice, and discrimination. The COVID-19 pandemic...
CCDPH Outlines Vaccine Equity Strategies Focused on 32 PRIORITY COMMUNITIES
Mobile Operations Expanded, Priority Sites Join Mass Vaccination, Partner Efforts Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today outlined its strategies to achieve vaccine equity in suburban Cook County, highlighting hyperlocal tactics...
Dr. Rachel Rubin Provides Update on J&J Vaccine
"I wanted to update people today about the Johnson and Johnson Vaccine. We anticipate hearing from the CDC and FDA later this week that the vaccine will be put back...
MOBILE VACCINATION PROGRAM TO INOCULATE UP TO 2,000 RESIDENTS AT MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
Community Groups Key to Overall Vaccination Goals Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH)’s Mobile Vaccination Program today stopped at the Muslim Community Center in Morton Grove to vaccinate up to 2,000 residents, one of the largest...
CCDPH Asks Vaccination Partners to Pause Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution
The Cook County Department of Public Health is following the guidance of the FDA and CDC and has asked all vaccination providers in suburban Cook County to pause using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. CDC and FDA are investigating 6 cases of a rare and severe type...
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY EXPANDS VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO ALL RESIDENTS AGE 16 AND OLDER
Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today expanded vaccine eligibility to all county residents age 16 and older, or Phase 2, of the Community Vaccination Program. Residents can pre-register for vaccine at vaccine.cookcountyil.gov and...