The city began administering COVID-19 vaccine shots to those working and living in homeless shelters the last week of January as part of its phase 1b rollout plan. The work begin with daylong vaccination clinics at shelters across the city. According to city data, there are approximately 5,000 people in homeless shelters and living on the streets in Chicago.
More than 2,200 homeless Chicagoans in shelters receive COVID-19 vaccine: ‘I was happy we were able to get it here’
