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Nearly 900 nurses with Cook County Health walked off the job for a one-day strike Thursday over staffing concerns amid contract negotiations.

Nurses at Cook County Health went on strike Thursday due to staffing concerns, which could cause appointments and elective surgeries to be canceled. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.

The Chicago White Sox and Cook County Health are teaming up to bring a pop-up vaccination event to Guaranteed Rate Field this weekend. The pop-up event will be held in the Patio by Gate 1 on Friday and Saturday offering single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccinations to all fans attending the games, according to the team. Fans that receive a vaccine…

Cook County Health will be consolidating mass COVID-19 vaccination sites across the area to focus on expanding community-based initiatives, the department announced Wednesday.

Want to score a free pass to Six Flags Great America? Get the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday at a Cook County Health location.

Despite a slow-down in vaccinations across the country, mass vaccination sites have been credited with putting a dent in getting large swaths of the population vaccinated. It may seem like these sites appeared almost overnight. That’s far from the truth. Cook County Health gave NBC 5 exclusive access to a mass vaccination site in Des Plaines, which is one of…

NBC 5 got an inside look at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Cook County and how health departments are handling the rollout. Chris Hush reports.

Illinois officials announced Friday new “college vaccination days” to encourage students at universities across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Cook County Health department announced it will release approximately 10,000 first-dose COVID-19 vaccination appointments on Friday. According to a press release, the appointments will be made available to the public at 12 p.m. on Friday. County vaccinations will be by appointment only. Appointments can be made at vaccine.cookcountyil.gov or by calling (833) 308-1988 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday...

Health officials across the Chicago area said they are “anxious” about the upward trend of COVID-19 metrics over the past several weeks and watching the numbers closely.

Cook County health officials will discuss Saturday morning the area’s latest COVID-19 metrics, as well as the decision to move to Phase 2 of vaccine eligibility.

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged Chicago residents to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Illinois mass vaccinations sites throughout the suburbs. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Just the thought of the needle can produce cold sweats and anxiety for those with needle phobia.

The Cook County COVID vaccine registration website saw roughly half a million hits per second during the latest appointment drop on Wednesday, county officials say, causing the site to crash for some users as demand for the vaccine continues to dwarf available supply.

Cook County is releasing thousands of first-dose COVID vaccine appointments Wednesday for five suburban vaccination sites in Des Plaines, Forest Park, Riverside and more.

Cook County Health will close the majority of its COVID-19 vaccination sites Tuesday as several more inches of snow are expected through the morning hours, resulting in dangerous travel conditions.

The process of getting an appointment for the COVID vaccine can be frustrating, and now people are trying to find different ways to get the shot — some showing up at vaccination sites before closing.

Hundreds of essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in Cook County plan to strike Tuesday.

Following his COVID-19 diagnosis, President Trump was given an experimental drug to combat the virus. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Cook County Health is seeking individuals to take part in a clinical trial evaluating a coronavirus treatment called Regeneron, a cocktail of antibodies which has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection. Following his coronavirus diagnosis, President Trump received a single dose of the experimental drug through an IV Friday. The…