News and Press Releases
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...
Updated November 27, 2024, 4:17 PM