Covid-19

Covid-19

News

One day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech, the Illinois Department of Public Health adopted the same recommendations Wednesday.

That vaccine had previously been approved for people 12 years of age and older. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized its emergency use for 5- to 11-year-olds last week, and the CDC made the recommendation official Tuesday night.

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in a news release that medical experts have reviewed data from clinical trials that included more than 3,000 children, leading to the CDC recommendation. Those trials showed the vaccine to be more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in children in the age group.

Children in the trials saw the same side effects as adolescents and adults but to a lesser extent, according to IDPH. The side effects included injection site pain, redness and swelling, fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain, chills, and fever. They generally lasted one to two days.

State officials have urged parents with questions or who are wishing to vaccinate their children to call their pediatrician’s office to learn more.

Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 30,319 new cases, 178 deaths over past week
ABC7 Chicago, ABC7 Chicago Digital TeamSeptember 3, 2021
Gov. Pritzker extends vaccination deadline for health care workers, school employees

Friday, September 3, 2021 4:16PM

Friday’s numbers mark the largest one-day increase since 7,042 were reported on Jan. 22, 2021. It comes as Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he will extend the vaccination deadline for health care workers and school employees.

All health care workers and K-12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students, will now be required to get an initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 19, 2021.

IDPH also reported 30,319 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, and 178 related deaths in just a week. That’s up 18% from the 25,636 reported one week prior.

There have been 1,538,324 total COVID cases, including 24,067 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.

Discuss

OnAir membership is required. The lead Moderator for the discussions is James Lillard. We encourage civil, honest, and safe discourse. For more information on commenting and giving feedback, see our Comment Guidelines.

This is an open discussion on the contents of this post.

Home Forums Open Discussion

Viewing 0 reply threads
Viewing 0 reply threads
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Skip to toolbar