The Latest Breaking News from Allison Arwady

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In Chicago, 65% of the doses administered to date have gone to white residents.

The two join the lengthy list of Illinois officials and politicians who have come down with the virus since March 2020. The 88-year-old White reported mild symptoms, and Arwady said she had “some cold-like symptoms and fever but am otherwise well.” Both are fully vaccinated and boosted and working…

Health officials can take advantage of the fact that there is not much vaccine hesitancy around MPV, as there was with COVID-19.

The city is not seeing “the potentially exponential growth that we were seeing early on,” the city’s top doctor said Tuesday.

Monkeypox cases have been detected across 55 of Chicago’s 77 community areas, and while most have emerged among men who have sex with men, officials stress that anyone can become infected through close contact.

Health officials believe the risk to the general population and staff at the jail is low based on how the disease is transmitted.

The public health commissioner won’t be required to answer questions under oath after permit denial.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.