“But we’re excited, you know, about what comes next.” Supply and demand Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said in an interview with WBEZ. “I think a lot of the people who are … most motivated to get a vaccine have gotten it at this point,” Dr. But with the so-called “herd immunity” goal of getting, at the very least, 70% of the population vaccinated, officials are next focusing on how to get those hesitant to get the vaccine on board. Public health officials say that even as soon as the next two weeks, supply could outpace the number of people eager and able to get a vaccine. And, racial and economic disparities in access are another hurdle. But recent surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and other institutions show that 37% of people across the country remain hesitant or opposed to getting the vaccine. She’s exactly the type of person the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago and, really, the rest of the country are focusing on in this “next phase” of the vaccine rollout.įour months in, 53% of Chicagoans and 49% of Illinoisans have gotten a first dose. She’s since worked through those concerns, but is still on the fence, not quite ready to roll up her sleeve. That’s a big shift from just a few months ago, when Norment heard a myth that the COVID-19 vaccine may cause infertility (it does not), and was concerned about getting the shot because of the medical community’s history of experimenting on Black people. ![]() ![]() … I’m not opposed to it, just want more time to see how/if it changes,” Norment said. “I would say I’ve decided I am going to get it. ![]() Brittany Norment, a 33-year-old from Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, wants to wait a little while longer before getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
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