“We share the governor’s goal of vaccinating health care workers against COVID-19 to protect themselves, their families, patients and communities against severe disease, long-term health consequences and possible death,” A.J. Wilhelmi, president and CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, said in a statement. “Hospitals continue to be on the front lines fighting the pandemic during this latest surge of the virus, while simultaneously continuing to make progress in vaccinating health care workers.”
