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IDPH announces fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccination to LaSalle County


OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department will be allocated fewer first doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. These changes were announced by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Local health departments will be allocated fewer first doses of vaccine to make sure that everyone who already got their first dose will get their second dose. According to the LaSalle County Health Department, national and state public health leaders had expected that vaccines would be more plentiful. This isn’t the case. LaSalle County’s weekly allocation has continued to remain small. In addition, the health department has been informed it will be reduced drastically over the next several weeks.
As of this update, they anticipate receiving only 300 first doses of vaccine this week, as opposed to 1,300 been consistently received.
This change, by default, will reduce the number of opportunities for people to get their first doses through the health department, but pharmacies in LaSalle County are starting to get shipments directly from IDPH. First dose shots could be available at:
• CVS: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine (Mendota)
• Hy-Vee: https://www.hy-vee.com/my-pharmacy/covid-vaccine-consent (Peru)
• Kroger: https://www.kroger.com/i/coronavirus-update/vaccine (North Ottawa and Streator)
• Walgreens: https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19 (Peru and Ottawa)
The LaSalle County Health Department understands we still have more people who want the vaccine than we have doses, but the number of ways to be vaccinated is growing.
The second major change is both good and challenging news. Starting Feb. 25, IDPH is opening vaccine opportunities to Illinoisans with certain underlying health conditions, including:
• Cancer
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Diabetes
• Heart Condition
• Immunocompromised State from a Solid Organ Transplant
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Pulmonary Disease
• Sickle Cell Disease

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