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Cook County officials and health leaders rolled up their sleeves for two shots Friday and called on residents to do the same as flu season looms and COVID-19 cases surge across the Chicago area.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and several Cook County commissioners urged residents to make an appointment to get the updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines, expressing concern over last year’s low uptake. Only 54% of children and 48% of adults got the annual flu shot last fall and winter, while vaccination rates for the coronavirus were even worse at 15% for children and 22% for adults.
“We still have some work to do,” said Dr. Erik Mikaitas, interim CEO of Cook County Health. “As we’ve seen during a recent surge of cases, COVID’s not going away, and this flu season’s already looking serious.”
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, along with Congresswoman Robin Kelly, representatives from Senator Duckworth’s office, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Village of Dixmoor, gathered today to announce the completion of the Dixmoor Watermain Infrastructure Improvement Project.
The project addresses long-term water issues in Dixmoor, which began in 2021 after multiple main breaks resulted in the failure of the water distribution system, leaving Dixmoor without a reliable water supply. The total project cost amounted to $3,026,166.
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