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“Nothing is as devastating as the death of a young person. Our union mourns for Kierra Moore, and grieves with her family and the entire Clark Magnet school community,” the statement said. “Like (Phillips Academy High School), (Simeon Career Academy High School) and far too many other schools in our district, the Clark family must now contend both with the grief of their loss and the reality of a community without support.”

Statewide, about 265,000 booster shots have gone into the arms of Illinois residents since Sept. 24, compared with about 143,000 first doses and about 159,000 second doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The first and second doses include recipients of the Moderna and Pfizer two-dose regimens, as well as the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine; all adults are eligible for these shots, and anyone aged 12 and up can receive the first two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.