vaccine shipments

Chicago’s mayor and top public health official are expected to update on the city’s vaccine rollout Friday as winter weather in the Midwest causes delays in shipments of the coronavirus vaccine across Illinois, sparking shortages for some counties.

There’s a growing shortage of vaccine across the suburbs of Chicago and the delay could last for weeks. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

The federal government said Tuesday that shipping delays are expected across the country, including in Illinois, as winter weather wreaks havoc on several states.

The winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the Chicago area this week has led to a delay in vaccine shipments to the city, leaving more than 100 providers without their expected shipments, officials said Tuesday.