All 34 Chicago Hospitals Could Get COVID-19 Vaccine Next Week, Lightfoot Says – WTTW (Chicago)

After Chicago’s 400,000 health care workers get two doses of a vaccine, residents and staff of Chicago’s 128 long-term care facilities will be next in line under the plan set by federal authorities. That prioritization will ensure that Black Chicagoans, who are at highest risk of contracting COVID-19 and suffering serious symptoms, are among the first to get the vaccine. In Chicago’s 78 skilled nursing facilities, 49% of residents are Black and 58% of staff is Black, Dr. Allison Arwady said.