Politics & Government
Chicago's COVID Vaccine Rollout Expands To Phase 1c: Lightfoot
"Today, we have reached an important milestone in our journey on COVID with COVID-19," the mayor said Monday.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the expansion of Phase 1c Monday. She said Phase 1c means a million more Chicagoans will be able to get the vaccine.
“Today, we have reached an important milestone in our journey on COVID with COVID-19. Since the first day the vaccines arrived in our city. Last year in December, we’ve been able to feel the warmth of light at the end of a very long dark tunnel. We started vaccinating with our health care workers in Phase 1a, and then a month later at the end of January of this year, we began vaccinating our frontline and central workers and our seniors. And today, we are excited to expand eligibility to all of our essential workers and residents aged 16 to 64 with underlying medical conditions.”
