COVID-19 Roundtable
The FDA gave full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this morning — but uptake remains mixed in different parts of Illinois. On this roundtable, we were joined by reporters from around the state to talk about vaccines: Who is getting vaccinated among our lawmakers, which areas of the state are seeing lower vaccination rates, and new findings about the need for booster shots to protect against COVID-19.
GUESTS:
Cara Anthony
Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News
Tony Arnold
Politics Reporter, WBEZ
Jake Griffin
Daily Herald Tax and Government Columnist and assistant managing editor for watchdog reporting
For two weeks, @davemckinney and I have made multiple phone calls, emails, and texts to every Illinois legislator to see if they are vaccinated against COVID-19. We heard from 3 more today after publishing.
— Tony Arnold (@tonyjarnold) August 11, 2021
See how your state legislator responded here:https://t.co/ge1DrAzSJr
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