{"id":30040,"date":"2021-01-25T09:06:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=30040"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:06:59","slug":"illinois-covid-19-vaccine-access-expands-to-seniors-over-65-essential-workers-including-postal-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2021\/01\/25\/illinois-covid-19-vaccine-access-expands-to-seniors-over-65-essential-workers-including-postal-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois: COVID-19 vaccine access expands to seniors over 65, essential workers including postal employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 Health officials continued to ask for patience Sunday as Illinois prepares to expand its massive COVID-19 inoculation efforts beyond health care workers starting tomorrow while facing a shortage of vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>At a testing event at St. Saint Agnes of Bohemia Parish in Little Village, leaders said similar community-based efforts could be key for ensuring the vaccine is distributed equitably to communities of color that have seen higher rates of infection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe model for COVID-19 testing is actually quite simple, and the model should be used for the vaccine,\u201d Zul Kapadia, Prism Health Lab.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Monday, Phase \u201c1B\u201d will extend vaccine access to people 65 and over and a specific group of essential workers, which includes grocery store employees, manufacturing laborers, daycare, school staff and teachers, public transit employees, agricultural workers and <strong>postal workers<\/strong>. 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