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DECEMBER 9, 2020
theVillageFreePress.org VACCINATED: Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood was selected to receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for distribution.
Loyola University Medical Center
Loyola to get COVID-19 vaccine Maywood hospital selected as Regional Hospital Coordinating Center By MICHAEL ROMAIN
By MICHAEL ROMAIN
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Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Ave. in Maywood, is among 10 Illinois hospitals selected to serve as regional distribution sites that will distribute the first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials announced on Dec. 4. Last Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the state should get 109,000 doses that will initially be distributed in the “50 counties with the highest per capita death rates,” Capitol News Illinois reported, adding
Nearly two dozen Maywood residents spoke during public comment at a public hearing on the proposed 2020 property tax levy held Dec. 3, inside of Council Chambers, 121 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood. The board eventually decided to delay a preliminary vote on the levy, so that they can discuss the issue more at an emergency finance committee meeting on Dec. 9. A See MAYWOOD LEVY on page 7
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that “it will be several months until there is an adequate number of vaccine doses available for the general population.” The first people to get the vaccines will be essential workers, particularly frontline healthcare workers, and people who live and work in long-term care facilities. Loyola officials stated in a statement released Friday that “immunization will require two doses, spaced three-to-four weeks apart depending on the specific vaccine,” and that the Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the vaccine
for those who are at least 18 years old. “Loyola Medicine distribution sites will eventually include Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital and other locations,” Loyola officials stated. “Loyola’s capabilities will expand as the vaccine becomes more widely available to the public.” Shawn P. Vincent, Loyola Medicine’s president and CEO, said that Loyola “has the laboratory and storage capacity and capabilities, as well as the breadth of experience, to oversee this vital function. See LOYOLA on page 7