Health officials are recommending that people get the flu vaccine as they prepare for what they said could be the worst flu season in the last two years.
Margaret LaRaviere gets an influenza vaccine during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center on Sept. 9, 2022. Pneumonia vaccines and the recently authorized COVID-19 booster vaccine, which protects against the variants, were also offered.
Across Chicago, COVID-19 cases diagnosed in laboratory settings average fewer than 300 a day, and hospitalizations for the virus are averaging 25 Chicagoans a day, public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.mean that the community levels for COVID-19 are “thankfully” low in Chicago, she said.Community levels are a measure from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help determine what preventive measures need to be taken in an area.
Arwady said that early September — when the new updated COVID-19 booster became available — saw the sharpest, quickest rise in vaccinations, partly due to a “good supply” of shots.Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.“But given that more than 80% of Chicagoans should be getting this vaccine, we have a very long way to go,” Arwady said.
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