CPS aims to help teens get COVID-19 shots. The teachers union wants a student vaccine goal met before fall classes start.

Establishing a targeted student vaccine goal might also be tricky, as unlike standard childhood immunizations that are mandated and tracked by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and over, while recommended, remains optional, Fox said. “But we want to know, and we want to figure out an easier way to grab hold of that data.”