GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS HE’S NOT PLANNING TO INSTITUTE A NEW COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE LIKE THE ONE IN NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YORK MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO IS ENACTING A MANDATE FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR WORKERS. THE GOVERNOR WAS ASKED IF THAT’S SOMETHING WE COULD SEE IN ILLINOIS.
JUST OVER 66 PERCENT OF ILLINOISANS AGES FIVE AND UP ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED. OVER THE PAST WEEK, AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY 70 THOUSAND DOSES ARE BEING ADMINISTERED EACH DAY.