Two new COVID-19 vaccines available in Chicago starting this week

The city is rolling out two updated vaccines for COVID-19, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday.

Both are designed specifically to target the Omicron subvariants, and have received final approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.

The vaccines will be available this week to city residents, provided they already have completed the primary series of vaccinations, the mayor and the Chicago Department of Public Health announced at a Tuesday news conference.

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Two new COVID-19 vaccines available in Chicago starting this week

The city already has been allocated about 150,000 doses of the updated vaccines, and more than 130 pharmacy locations in Chicago are expected to receive doses this week.

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