COVID-19 Archives

IDOC Pauses Intakes to Protect Staff, Individuals in Custody from Latest Covid-19 Surge

Site Editor - January 12, 2022

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is temporarily pausing intakes from county jails as it responds to COVID-19 outbreaks at correctional facilities. These facilities...

Illinois Vax Verify System Now Offers SMART™ Health Card Vaccination Verification

Site Editor - December 29, 2021

New updates to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Vax Verify immunization portal now includes use of the SMART™ Health Card. The SMART™...

City of Chicago Announces New Vaccine Requirements

Site Editor - December 21, 2021

Today, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) announced...

Most Americans Are ‘Worn Out’ By Pandemic-Related Changes, Poll Finds

Black Information Network - December 16, 2021

If you've been feeling tired or even angry over the daily pandemic-related changes we've all had to make, you aren't alone. A new poll found...

Omicron Variant Was In Europe Before South African Scientists Detected It

Black Information Network - December 6, 2021

New data is revealing a different timeline of when the Omicron variant first started spreading across the globe –– and it may not begin...

ICAAP Launches Illinois Vaccinates Against COVID-19 Campaign

Site Editor - November 19, 2021

The Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) launches Illinois Vaccinates Against COVID-19 (I-VAC) to support providers and provider organizations in the expansion of...

CPS Holds Vaccination Awareness Day

Paula Shelton, Contributing Writer - November 12, 2021

Chicago Public Schools students will have Friday, November 12 off for what the district is calling "vaccination awareness day." CPS made the decision to...

Thousands Gather Across City to Pray for COVID-safe Holiday

Site Editor - November 10, 2021

On Saturday, November 6, nearly eight thousand Chicagoans across all denominations in all of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods paused for a shared moment of prayer...

5 Things To Know About Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccines For Kids

Black Information Network - October 29, 2021

This week, a panel with the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children under 12. The vote...

Gov. Pritzker Issues Executive Order to Protect Young Children Not Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine

Site Editor - October 22, 2021

To prevent further spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health and safety of Illinois' youngest residents, Governor JB Pritzker joined Illinois Department of...