Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com McHenry County residents are urged to get tested for COVID-19 if they plan to gather for the holidays. In a news release, the McHenry County Department of Health […]
People who are mildly to severely immunocompromised will be provided a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine at clinics of the McHenry County Department of Health. The decision to provide a […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Eligible McHenry County teens are taking advantage of the opportunity to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine just weeks after it was approved by the Centers for Disease […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Health officials say they’re making good progress in vaccinating priority groups and getting close to expanding the pool of people to get the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. […]
COVID-19 vaccinations underway, but weeks away for the public
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The first allotment of COVID-19 vaccines has been received in McHenry County and has been safely distributed to, or is in the process of being distributed, to […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Please be patient,” says the graphic on the new vaccines page on the website of the McHenry County Department of Health. “Vaccines will be distributed soon, …” Health […]
Healthcare workers and long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when in arrives in McHenry County, the Department of Health announced Friday. The priority follows […]
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