Counties are on the front-lines of administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the general public. ISACo is dedicating this page to aggregate resources and news about the vaccine to keep county officials informed about key information and evolving developments. 

Illinois Department of Public Health

Gov. Pritzker Aligns Illinois Mask Guidance with CDC for Fully Vaccinated People (May 17)

Vaccination Sites Across Illinois Ready to Administer Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to Youths 12 through 15

IDPH Announces $225 Million Investment to Expand COVID-19 Testing in Middle and High Schools

Gov. Pritzker Announces Program to Vaccinate Workers in Commercial Buildings as Companies Return to Work (May 10 Press Release)

State Deploys Rural and Rapid Response Vaccination Teams to Lawrence, Macon, and Fulton Counties (May 5)

Community Partners Vaccination Clinics Open to All 102 Counties (April 27 Press Release)

Health Navigator Program (April 26)

Illinois Increases Vaccine Access in Eight Rural Counties

Updates Vaccination Plans, Communicates with all Partners While J&J COVID-19 Vaccine on Hold

Pauses Use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine Community Connectors Program

County-by-County Vaccination Data

Vaccine Allocated to Illinois

Vaccine Inventory Reporting

Announcement of Additional $124 Million for Vaccination Expansion (April 6 Press Release)

Illinois Fully Aligns with New CDC Masking Recommendations (July 27)

With Cases on the Rise, Illinois Launches Site to Share Vaccination Data in Long-Term Care Facilities (August 4)

Illinois Department of Public Health Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to All K-12 Public Schools in Illinois (August 4)

IDPH Launches Online "Vax Verify" System (August 11)

Centers for Disease Control

FDA, CDC Recommend J&J Vaccine Pause

Vaccination Implementation Strategies to Consider for Populations Recommended to Receive Initial Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine (Persons included in Phases 1a-1c)

American Medical Association

8 Communication Strategies to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance

NACo

COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

How Counties Are Investing Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments

County Health Departments Seek More Vaccines Through State Allocation Process

National Membership Call Discussing Vaccine Distribution (April 15)

NACo Comments on Treasury's Interim Final Rule for Fiscal Recovery Fund (July 16)