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* Gov. JB Pritzker just announced that the state will enter the “bridge phase” with less restrictive mitigations on May 14. That means, if all goes well, full reopening will take place 28 days later on June 11. The state has already met the vaccine targets, but the numbers to watch will be hospitalizations, ICU usage and deaths.
This post will be updated.
Whenever we reach Phase Five, we will continue to follow CDC guidelines on masking to keep this pandemic at bay.
This good news comes with a caveat. We have all seen throughout this pandemic that this virus and its variants have proven to be unpredictable. Metrics that look strong today are far from a guarantee of how things will look a week, two weeks, a month from now. We saw that last August. And again, last March. But what we do know is that we have tools in our arsenal, like vaccinations, and wearing masks that if we all use them, have proven extremely effective.
Please excuse all transcription errors.
* More…
Folks, this pandemic is not over. But if we’re going to truly end it, we have to make sure that we don’t see another surge in the virus. And the best way to do that is for everyone to get vaccinated. […]
If you can, talk to someone in your life about why you got vaccinated, and then help them do the same. We’ll get through this the same way that we’ve been able to get through this from the very beginning, helping each other and working together.
* Dr. Ezike…
As the governor mentioned, smaller providers like your family doctor your pediatrician are now eligible to order COVID-19 vaccines directly from ICARE, our state immunization registry. So we’re encouraging providers who have not already enrolled ICARE to do so, and to help make the vaccine, as accessible as possible for every single Illinoisan. We know that when it comes to our health, the person that we tend to trust the most is our own personal physician. Any provider can go to the IDPH website and search for the ICARE access enrollment packet to sign up. The enrollment and approval process will take about one to two weeks, and then after that providers will be able to administer COVID-19 vaccines to their patients in their offices. We know that there are some logistical challenges with the vaccine, namely the ultra cold storage requirements, and the number of vials that are typically shipped to a provider, but we are working with that, we’re going to work with hospitals and healthcare organizations to identify ways in which smaller doctors offices can work with one another and share the doses so that even a provider who may only administer a dozen or two dozen doses a week can still have access to this valuable resource.
* Dr. Rodney Alford of Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka…
As we are exiting the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now entering the pandemic of misinformation and incomplete information which may usher in a new COVID-22 pandemic.
By the end of this year, we will have four populations of people in my belief. One, those that get COVID-19 get sick or died. Two, those that get COVID-19 and later on get the vaccine. The third group of people are those that refuse the vaccine, but live in fear, or in denial, with or without a mask. And the fourth group of people are those that get the vaccine or have already had the vaccine, and have confidence and freedom from fear of the virus, and free of mask wearing.
I choose freedom. I choose health. I choose life.
I myself belong to that community that has vaccine hesitancy, I belong to the Black and Brown community. I belong to the conservative Christian community. I belong to the urban community. I now live in a rural community, but I am not hesitant to live without fear. I am truly free, defeating this pandemic of vaccine resistance, and hesitancy is a matter of education and trust. You might want to believe and trust the internet, or other media accounts, or media outlets, or you might want to trust me, your doctor.
…On to questions… The governor was asked if he wears a mask outdoors…
I do when I’m in a large group. I try to, you know, it’s, look, you know I don’t count heads when I walk into a place, but the fact is you know you can tell when people are very close to one another, not wearing masks or people are wearing masks, it’s appropriate to wear one in a crowded space. But I have been outside with people who are unmasked and masked but, you know, obviously being outdoors in a small group is safe.
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 1:46 pm
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A long time in coming. As long as people continue to take their precautions and people who need to be vaccinated can get them.
Comment by Levois J Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:09 pm
I’m glad to hear the state is working with smaller providers to get additional vaccinations, let’s hope they can turn around the rapid decline in vaccinations. They really need to be throwing everything at improving vaccinations over the next few weeks to make a full reopening as safe as possible.
Comment by AC Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:21 pm
This is huge progress and a moment to be celebrated, not dreadsd
Some of you are going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to normal, I know. But for weeks, it has been apparent to anyone who wasn’t blinded by fear and paranoia or by their puritanical desire to continue to demonstrate their moral superiority, that the time was fast approaching to end the mitigations and get on with life. That time is now.
Comment by JB13 Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:23 pm
- JB13 -
Are you vaccinated?
I ask because that whole kicking and screaming business and if you’re not vaccinated kinda explains why people might be leery of folks so excited to be around others, unvaccinated, and worrying about no consequences of spreading the virus.
Thanks.
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:27 pm
==let’s hope they can turn around the rapid decline in vaccinations==
They probably can’t. It’s simple demand side economics. Roughly half the relevant population has already gotten a first dose- which means demand for the first dose has been cut in half.
There will be a spike when kids can get the vaccine, but basically demand for the vax will forever fall. That’s as it should be.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:28 pm
==This is huge progress and a moment to be celebrated, not dreadsd==
Um, who’s dreading it, lol?
This seems like classic internet “inventing a guy to be mad at” rhetoric.
Comment by Arsenal Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:29 pm
One poster here seems angry about something
Comment by SWIL_Voter Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 2:34 pm
Will “Darwinism” takes place, where many vaccinated survive but unvaccinated won’t? Also, will new variants that spread more among the unvaccinated sabotage the vaccinated and outpace the ability to modify vaccines? Hoping many more decide to get vaccinated, but we should really try to get the lowest hanging fruit, those of the reluctant who are most likely to get it, it would seem.
Comment by Grandson of Man Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 3:10 pm
===Some of you are going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to normal, I know.===
That is a truly odd take.
Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 3:11 pm
=Some of you are going to be dragged kicking and screaming back to normal=
Right because dragging people back to normal when no more than 1/2 of the population is vaccinated is the next logical step.
People will return to normal when they feel it is safe to do so. I welcome the opportunity to be around fully vaccinated people. Anti- vaxers? Not so much. But I don’t think any of us are standing in your way.
Comment by Pundent Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 3:15 pm
==Right because dragging people back to normal when no more than 1/2 of the population is vaccinated is the next logical step.==
As of today we have about 1/3 of the total population fully vaccinated. Israel saw a substantial decline in new daily cases about 2 weeks after 1/2 of the total population was fully vaccinated. Their situation may not be completely analogous to to ours, but I suspect that their experience provides us with at least an approximation of where we need to be for a safe reopening.
Comment by AC Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 3:27 pm
===People maybe need some counseling but lets do this.===
You’re being far to harsh to to the Covidiots
Sure they think bleach in their bodies and ultra violet light in… the … body is utterly insane, and choosing money over lives is demented and quite sad as a mantra… but counseling…
Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 4:01 pm
=People maybe need some counseling but lets do this.=
By all means. Talk to as many anti-vaxxers as you can and see if you can persuade them. They’re holding the rest of us (and the economy) back.
Comment by Pundent Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 4:04 pm
==Talk to as many anti-vaxxers as you can and see if you can persuade them. They’re holding the rest of us (and the economy) back.==
They really are holding us back. I really wish all the people who throughout the pandemic wanted to put people in harms way for sake of the economy would do the right thing and get vaccinated now. It’s not even a sacrifice to do something that helps protect your own health and that of people around you.
Comment by AC Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 4:21 pm
This is good news. I hope all state and federal offices will be fully open by June 11.
Comment by DJ Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 4:45 pm
==I hope all state and federal offices will be fully open by June 11.==
That date will mark 10 days and 1 year since Secretary of State returned all their employees to work, the first constitutional officer to do so immediately upon the end of stay at home orders.
Comment by EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham Thursday, May 6, 21 @ 6:09 pm