CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner is concerned about a potentially bad flu season that, combined with COVID, could put stress on the healthcare system.
Dr. Allison Arwady said, while the COVID numbers are good right now, she’s concerned about the low number of people who have had the latest booster as well as the coming flu season.
“Fewer than one and five eligible Chicagoans in their 70s have had that updated booster, at about 17%, about 15% of those over 80 and about 12% of those between 60 and 69, so these numbers, I worry a lot about this, these should be upwards of 80%, ideally they’d be 100%, Arwady said.
“As we go down, you see the numbers are not good, 12-17-year-olds, only 3% have had that updated vaccine. There is still time, you can get the flu and COVID vaccines at the same time,” Arwady added.
Arwady said you can get vaccinated against the flu and get the COVID booster at Truman College on Saturday and Malcolm X on Sunday.
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