Pfizer says kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine are safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children

DeKalb County added 44 more residents to its fully vaccinated total Wednesday, according to IDPH, and local health officials reported 23 more virus cases.

The state’s seven-day rolling case average fell to 2,082 cases per day, the lowest average since August 3

U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially

This interactive map shows how vaccinated the state of Illinois is by ZIP code, updated this week

All listed DeKalb County communities are at least 40% fully vaccinated from COVID-19 as of Wednesday, according to updated vaccination by zip code data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

More than 340 local public school students were reported in quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure last week, and 22 more virus cases were identified in local schools.

Analysis of new hospital admissions for covid-like illness in the state over the past week put breakthrough hospitalizations at 8.1% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois in the past week. This means those who are not fully vaccinated made up 91.9% of COVID-19 hospital admissions in the past week.

Within hours of formal approval, expected after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory meeting scheduled for Nov. 2-3, doses will begin shipping to providers across the country, along with smaller needles necessary for injecting young kids