People ages 16 to 64 with the following conditions may be eligible for vaccines Thursday: cancer, chronic kidney disease, pulmonary diseases, smoking, diabetes, heart conditions, solid organ transplant, obesity, pregnancy, sickle cell disease and disabilities. There are an estimated 3.2 million people in Illinois in that group.
Illinois begins offering COVID-19 vaccine to people with health conditions Thursday, but most Chicago-area counties will not. Here’s why.
