Health Care Workers Get Coronavirus Vaccines At Kane Co. Clinics

KANE COUNTY, IL — More than 1,500 health care workers in Kane County started the new year by receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus.

The Kane County Health Department said Wednesday it expected to administer about 10 percent of its 15,740 vaccine doses this week to health care workers with the highest risk of contracting the virus.

Register For Coronavirus Vaccine Info From Kane County Health Dept.

Phase 1a of the coronavirus-vaccine rollout prioritizes healthcare workers and other employees in those facilities who have an increased risk of exposure. Health department officials contacted eligible health care workers, who were expected to get their vaccines at clinics in Kane County this week.

Health care workers who did not receive a call from the KCHD should contact COVIDVaccine@co.kane.il.us.

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Employers, doctors and pharmacies are all expected to play a role in the vaccine rollout, but the Kane County Health Department has not released detailed information about its plan.

Residents and employees in long-term-care facilities started receiving the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine last week under a national program administered by Walgreens and CVS.

Kane County residents can register online to receive the most up-to-date information from the county's health department on coronavirus vaccines.

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Residents who register will receive information about the coronavirus vaccine as it becomes available, but registration will not guarantee them a spot in line to receive the vaccine, Kane County health officials said.

Coronavirus vaccines will likely be unavailable to most Illinois residents until early spring, according to public health officials, who are encouraging residents to continue following guidelines until they are vaccinated.

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Residents who think they have been exposed to the coronavirus can get tested at a state-run drive-thru testing site available near the Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is also set to send a mobile testing unit to Kane County four times this month.

Mobile Testing In Kane County (open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day)

Saturday, Jan. 16 — Hampshire High School, 1600 Big Timber Road, Hampshire
Sunday, Jan. 17 — Elgin Sports Complex, 709 Sports Way, Elgin

Saturday, Jan. 23 — Dundee Crown High School, 1500 King Road, Carpentersville
Sunday, Jan. 24 — Elgin Sports Complex, 709 Sports Way, Elgin