Kendall Co. Health Dept. Begins Phase 1B Of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Abhinanda Datta
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KENDALL COUNTY, IL — Kendall County has started the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Kendall County Health Department Executive Director RaeAnn VanGundy told Patch that they started administering vaccines in Phase 1B, alongside Phase 1A, on Monday, vaccinating approximately 400 residents as of Thursday.

VanGundy said the health department was able to vaccinate those qualifying for the first round as best they could, but "if they have been missed or decided they want the vaccine, it is not too late."

About 3.2 million people will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Phase 1B, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, including Illinois residents 65 and older and front-line essential workers, as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health.

County residents interested in getting vaccinated during this phase should fill out the survey shared by KCHD.

So far, people have been very "eager to receive the vaccine," VanGundy said, and no side effects have been reported. She said the department is unsure about the quantity of vaccine doses they will receive in the coming weeks as they ate allocated by the state.

"We are prioritizing our first responders, elderly and educators as we begin our rollout of this phase," she said. "We are unsure at this about when we will finish this phase. We have a very large population, and it depends on vaccine supply. We are aiming for the end of March."

According to IDPH data. Kendall County is among the top seven counties in the state as far vaccination rate is concerned. As of Thursday, 1,459 county residents have been fully vaccinated against the virus. This represents less than 2 percent of the entire population.

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