Workers at Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will be required to get a coronavirus vaccine booster dose by March 15 under an executive order Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued Friday.
Workers at Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities will be required to get a coronavirus vaccine booster dose by March 15, if they’re eligible for the shot, under an executive order Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued Friday.
Friday’s order is the first time the governor is requiring an additional dose beyond the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna regimens or the single shot from Johnson & Johnson. Pritzker’s new order comes as the state’s fifth coronavirus wave, driven by the omicron variant, continues its rapid decline. As of Thursday night, there were 3,135 COVID-19 patients in Illinois hospitals, down from a record high of 7,380 on Jan. 12.The average number of COVID-19 deaths per day has fallen below 100 for the first time since mid-January. With health officials on Friday reporting 62 additional fatalities, the statewide death toll stood at 31,296 since the pandemic began.
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