Chris Ruys is scheduled to receive her second COVID-19 vaccine shot on March 1 and will be considered fully inoculated about two weeks later. After that, she wonders: Then what? Based on advice from doctors,...
What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
You have questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Here's what we know about getting the shots.

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With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and the world, here’s where Illinois stands: Average shots a day: 68,988 New doses administered yesterday: 102,670 Total administered: 2,543,620 Total doses 3,171,245...
The state of Illinois has now surpassed 2,200,000 administered vaccines, health officials say. Difficulty in securing vaccination appointments continues, worsened by last week’s delay in federal vaccine...
How can I tell whether my vaccine worked? Should breastfeeding moms get a vaccine? How do I schedule a vaccine appointment in Illinois? These are some of the many questions readers have sent us that we’ve...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine this week, a move that would ease the nationwide supply constraints...
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe countries — and states in the U.S. — are dealing with wave and wave of illness. As hot spots shift, these charts will be updated daily with new totals. The U.S....
In search of a COVID-19 vaccine for her dad, Amber Dow was hitting one dead end after another. Retail pharmacy websites declared “appointments unavailable.” Slots at local medical centers kept disappearing...
In another promising sign Illinois is beating back the COVID-19 pandemic, cases and deaths at Illinois long-term care facilities have dropped to …
Illinois is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people under age 65 with health conditions Thursday, but it likely will be difficult for Chicago-area residents to find shots in coming days. Gov....
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says if a coronavirus vaccine is available, regardless of which one, take it. The top U.S. infectious disease expert told NBC on Thursday a third vaccine becoming available...