Vaccine Rollout: Where Is Illinois Falling Short?

As the new, more contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus enters the U.S., getting communities vaccinated is becoming increasingly important. However, signing up for the vaccine is proving to be difficult. The Chicago Sun-Times even likened it to the movie The Hunger Games. 

The 21st spoke to professionals in three different arenas about how the rollout is going. 

Guests:

Courtney Hedderman, the Associate State Director for AARP Illinois, Leads vaccine outreach 

Garth Reynolds, the Executive Director for Illinois Pharmacists Association  

Lisa Gonzales, the Public Health Administrator for DeKalb County

Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi

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