COVID 19 vaccines have arrived in Illinois, 43,000 doses have been sent directly to the state. 

In total about 100,000 vaccine shots are coming to the Land of Lincoln, the remaining shipments will be sent to the city of Chicago and four other health departments. Governor JB Pritzker says the first people in Illinois will receive shots today.

Pritzker says it will take a few days to get the vaccine out of state stockpiles to every regional hospital that will be administering it.