CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner told aldermen that progress is being made getting Chicagoans vaccinated and she is optimistic about the future.
Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady told aldermen at a City Council hearing that at the current vaccination rate of just over 10,000 doses per day, half of Chicago's adults will have received at least one dose by late April or early May.
Additionally, about 90 percent of Chicago adults could have at least one dose by the end of July or possibly earlier depending on supply, Dr. Arwady said.
Dr. Arwady said the city is looking to open additional mass vaccination sites on the city’s North and South sides in the coming weeks.
Vaccinations of black and LatinX residents are still lagging behind, and Dr. Arwady said "there's still work to do there."
More Chicagoans become eligible for vaccinations on Monday, when the city enters into Phase 1C, which includes people 16 and older with underlying medical conditions and more essential workers.
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