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Booster Shot Update
An FDA advisory panel on Friday voted to allow the use of Pfizer booster shots to be given to residents 65 and over and those in "high risk populations" at least 6 months after their second dose. Residents with certain immunocompromised conditions who received the...
Cook County Department of Public Health Mandates Indoor Mask Wearing
Rising COVID-19 Case Counts, Highly Contagious Delta Variant Force Remediation Action Forest Park, IL – Aug. 20, 2021 – The Cook County Department of Public Health today announced that all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear a mask...
Cook County Department of Public Health COVID-19 Vaccination Update
FDA and ACIP recommend an additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised people Summary and Action Items On August 12, 2021, FDA modified the Emergency Use Authorizations for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow for administration...
CCDPH Teams With Kaizen Health, Community-Based Organizations to Provide Free, Flexible, Accessible Transportation Options
Forest Park, IL—Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today launched its “Destination: Vaccination” program, which will provide free rides to many vaccination locations throughout suburban Cook County. The program will enable individuals with limited...
Cook County Department of Public Health Latest Masking Guidance
(Issued July 30, 2021) The CDC has issued updated recommendations for any county experiencing substantial or high community transmission of COVID-19. On July 29, 2021, the CDC indicated that Cook County is an area of “substantial” community transmission of COVID-19,...
Cook County Department of Public Health Guidance for Suburban Cook County School Districts
Updated February 5th, 2022 The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) continues to endorse the CDC guidance calling for universal masking in all schools. CDC guidance, updated January 12, 2022, continues to recommend “universal indoor masking by all students...
COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HOSTS “ASK THE DOCTOR” FORUMS TO LINK RESIDENTS AND DOCTORS
Online Series Runs in Spanish and English - Spanish Language Events This Week, 7/21 and 7/22 Forest Park, IL—Cook County Department of Public Health today announced its latest dates for its “Ask the Doctor” series, a virtual question-and-answer event that allows...
Cook County Department of Public Health Officials Announce Phase 5 Reopening Guidance in Suburban Cook County: All sectors to reopen at full capacity as COVID-19 metrics improve, vaccinations rise
Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health is issuing COVID-19 Phase 5 reopening guidance removing all capacity limits and restrictions on all sectors of the economy. This guidance is effective Friday, June 11, 2021. Suburban Cook County has...
Amusement Park Tickets and Food Pantry Gift Basket Vouchers to be Offered at Harvey Priority Vaccination Site
Harvey, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced it will offer amusement park tickets and food pantry vouchers at its Harvey Priority Vaccination Site Tuesday through Friday this week and next. On Wednesdays June 9 and June 16, all those who get...
Cook County Opens Fourth Priority Vaccination Site at Thornton Township High School in Harvey
Priority Sites Aim To Achieve Equitable Vaccination Forest Park, IL—Cook County Health and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced the opening of a fourth Priority Vaccination Site at Thornton Township High School in Harvey to serve...
CCDPH Officials Announce Bridge to Phase 5 Reopening Guidance in Suburban Cook County
Increased capacity in many sectors; new guidance for those fully vaccinated Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health is issuing COVID-19 Bridge to Phase 5 reopening guidance, which continues to ease mitigation measures with a cautious...
El Condado de Cook abre un sitio de Vacunación de Prioridad en la Escuela Secundaria West Leyden para lograr una vacunación equitativa
Forest Park, IL— El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Cook (CCDPH) anunció hoy que ha abierto su tercer sitio de Vacunación de Prioridad en la Escuela Secundaria West Leyden en Northlake para avanzar el programa de vacunación en varias de las 32 comunidades...
Cook County Opens Third Priority Vaccination Site at West Leyden HS to Achieve Equitable Vaccination
Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced it has opened its third Priority Vaccination Site at West Leyden High School in Northlake to serve several of the County’s 32 Priority Communities in its Vaccination Program. The site...
Walk-in Availability Six Large-Scale Vaccination Sites
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...
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...
SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY EXPANDS VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO REMAINING PHASE 1C ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today expanded vaccine eligibility to the final groups of essential workers included in Phase 1C. All essential workers – including clergy, restaurant staff, energy, legal, retail and transportation...
Cook County Department of Public Health Officials Gradually Ease Mitigation Measures in Suburban Cook County
Increased capacity in some sectors reflects cautious approach Forest Park, IL—Today, the Cook County Department of Public Health issued COVID-19 Mitigation Order 2021-6, which eases some mitigation measures but continues CCDPH’s cautious approach to reopening in...
CCDPH IDENTIFIES 32 PRIORITY COMMUNITIES FOR VACCINATION EQUITY MEASURES – Municipalities chosen by CCVI factors
FOREST PARK, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) today announced 32 municipalities that will be a focus its equity distribution programs Located mostly in the west and south suburbs of Cook County, these predominantly communities of color have been...
Updated May 26, 2026, 11:27 AM