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Cook County announces website to register for COVID vaccine

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TINLEY PARK, Ill. (January 25, 2021) – Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha were joined by Governor J.B. Pritzker to announce Monday that the Tinley Park Convention Center will serve as Cook County’s first large-scale vaccination site opening on Tuesday, January 26 to continue Phase 1A and begin Phase 1B vaccine distribution.

Cook County vaccine website

Also announced was the website for individuals in 1B to schedule appointments for the COVID vaccine: vaccine.cookcountyil.gov. Individuals without internet access or who need assistance scheduling can call (833) 308-1988 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday—Friday. Cook County Health will only offer appointment slots based on the amount of vaccine on hand and will add appointments as new vaccine shipments arrive.

Phase 1B includes individuals age 65 and older and essential workers such as first responders, manufacturing employees and grocery store personnel. While an estimated 600,000 suburban individuals are eligible for vaccine under Phase 1B, officials warn there are currently not enough doses to vaccinate everyone.

“While current vaccine supply does not meet the demand—we are standing up large scale sites now to ensure that we are ready as vaccine continues to be distributed to Cook County,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. “We are anxious to contribute to the Biden Administration’s goal of providing 100 million vaccines in the first 100 days.”

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Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle speaks at the Tinley Park vaccination site on January 25.

Vaccinations at Tinley Park and other Cook County Health sites will be provided by appointment.

Large space, small amount of vaccine currently

“This first large site in the Southland is indicative of our commitment to distribute vaccine equitably, but we fully expect that demand will quickly outpace supply. It is critical for people to understand that while we are anxious to vaccinate everyone who wants to be vaccinated, vaccine supply remains the biggest limiting factor. We are asking Cook County residents for their continued patience as we work to ramp up one of the largest County-operated vaccine programs in the country,” said Israel Rocha, CEO, Cook County Health.

County officials expect to be able to provide as many as 3,000 vaccines per day when the Tinley Park site is fully optimized and when adequate vaccine is available.

“Widespread vaccination sites will allow us to quickly and efficiently get these life-saving vaccine doses to Illinoisans as more federal shipments of vaccine come online,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “The Illinois National Guard and the Illinois Department of Public Health are proud to partner with Cook County to launch the Tinley Park Convention Center Vaccination Site—our seventh collaboration in Cook County overall, with many more to come across the state.”

Additional vaccination sites

In addition to Cook County Health sites, the Cook County Department of Public Health has distributed vaccines to more than 90 partner locations including Jewel-Osco, Mariano’s, Walgreens, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and hospitals who are also offering vaccines by appointment. A complete listing of these sites can be found at www.cookcountypublichealth.org.

Walgreens at 18133 Torrence Avenue in Lansing is listed by the state as a vaccination site. Walgreens’ vaccination dashboard is available here.

In the weeks ahead and pending vaccine availability, Cook County plans to open at least five additional large sites across the suburbs. County officials expect Phase 1B to take some time and caution residents to remember that moving through the various phases is contingent on the availability of doses.

Residents not yet eligible for a vaccination can also sign up at vaccine.cookcountyil.gov to receive updates on their phase and for information on dozens of additional vaccination sites across Cook County.

Information about vaccination efforts at the state level are available at coronavirus.illinois.gov.

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  1. I filled out the form for the vaccine,however, there is no way to subit it. The “next” is unoperable and there is no submit. how do they get this information?

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