Gov. Pritzker says two-dose COVID-19 probably won’t be available to anyone in Illinois by Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says he doubts anybody will complete the two-dose vaccine by Christmas. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration is trying to lower the expectations of any Illinoisan who believes he or she will get the coronavirus vaccine super fast.

“Regardless of how many doses we do receive,” said public health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, “IDPH will be tracking shipments, allocations, and the data to detect any disparities in administration. Allocation of these vaccines will be sent initially to the fifty counties that have the highest death rate per capita.”
McLean county is not one of those fifty.
The state Friday reported 10,526 new coronavirus cases and another 148 deaths.
Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]. 

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