COVID-19 Vaccine

As of late Tuesday, Illinois had 1,105 COVID-19 patients in the hospital

The FDA will have to decide the exact recipe, but expect a combination shot that adds protection against either omicron or some of its newer relatives to the original vaccine.

As of late Monday, Illinois had 1,118 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, an increase of 47 patients from Sunday. Of those, 121 were in intensive care units, and 36 were on ventilators.

The seven-day rolling average for COVID-19 deaths in Illinois is 13 per day, the highest average since March 29.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday there are 20 counties in the state that are considered high risk for COVID-19, down from 25 the previous week. But more than half of the counties in the state remain in an elevated risk for COVID-19.

Starting next week, the McHenry County Department of Health will begin providing the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages six months to five years old at its clinics in Crystal Lake and Woodstock.

Illinois' COVID-19 case rate has fallen to its lowest point since April 29 at 28.1 new cases per 100,000 people

Parents of children 6 months and older can start getting COVID-19 vaccines from the Kane County mass vaccination hub in Batavia as soon as next Wednesday.

Illinois is averaging 100 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per day, one of the lowest averages for the state in the past month

As of late Monday, Illinois had 1,137 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, a decrease of 25 patients from Friday

U.S. health advisers on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

There are 25 counties in Illinois at "high" risk for COVID-19, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. That is down from 32 counties a week ago.

U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

As of late Wednesday, Illinois had 1,188 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of those, 129 were in intensive care units, and 39 were on ventilators.

COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the littlest kids.