Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Douglas Toole says his office is awaiting more information on booster shots for people who are already vaccinated for COVID-19. Toole says he is awaiting information from the Centers for Disease Control and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Meanwhile, as schools prepare to open, Toole is encouraging them to follow the state’s mask mandate….
[”We’re just trying to do our best to keep everyone protected. And, that’s what the Governor is saying that the best way to do that is to have everyone in the schools masked. So I think that’s the way it’s going to go.”]
One group where COVID numbers have been rising locally is among children….
[We’re seeing numbers go up across age groups – so that’s not good. We’re never happy to see it in any population, but yow, we are seeing it more in the kids.”]
A report released by the Vermilion County Health Department late Monday showed 148 new cases of COVID had been diagnosed in the county. Forty-one of those cases range in age from infants to teenagers.
