Government of Illinois. JB Pritzker said Illinois will not halve the number of its initial vaccine doses, as everyone needs to get two, correcting his comment a day in advance.
The governor said Tuesday that the state expects more than 100,000 doses, according to preliminary estimates, but that about 50,000 residents will be able to receive that vaccine because everyone needs two doses.
On Wednesday, however, Pritzker said it was not really so.
Instead, the governor said the state could exempt residents from all doses because a second dose of vaccine would not be necessary for three or four weeks after the initial dose. At the time, he said, the state would receive additional shipments.
“We will be able to serve more at the same time,” Pritzker said.
On Tuesday, Public Health Commissioner Dr. The comments were echoed by Allison Arvadi’s Chicago division.
Arwadi said the city initially expects to release the entire amount, noting that there is a “one-stop reserve” for those who get the first dose to get their second dose.
“We are literally expecting extra allocations every week,” Arwadi said. “So our expectation is that in the first week, maybe 20-25,000. If, for example, it is a Pfizer vaccine, if the Moderna vaccine comes with a week after that, we hope not to be able to get an additional Pfizer vaccine Yes, but you can get that first dose of the modern vaccine. And there is a federal system that basically allocates the vaccine based on the population, but then we have to be able to show that we are using that vaccine properly here. We will continue to vaccinate at whatever rate is available. “
The “first mass air shipment” of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Friday, as airlines and pharmaceutical companies continue to prepare for mass delivery.
United Airlines was aboard a cargo flight from Brussels, Belgium to O’Air Airport.
United Airlines did not confirm any details about the flight, but said in a statement: “United Cargo set up a COVID readiness task team earlier this summer to ensure we keep the right people, products, services and partnerships in place. Vaccine distribution attempt. “
Pfizer is still in the U.S. Seeks permission from the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use. The pharmaceutical giant completes its first phase trial and the vaccine is found to be 95%.
Pritzker said he believes the company was sent to a Pfizer facility near Kenosha in Shipont, Wisconsin, as it waits for FDA approval.
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