“We have continued to call on people, particularly in our Priority Communities, to get vaccinated so we can get ahead of this pandemic,” said Israel Rocha, CEO of Cook County Health. Those communities were chosen using the COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI), and Social Vulnerability Index. Both indexes take into account factors including socioeconomic, household composition & disability, minority status & language, housing type & transportation, pre-existing health conditions and the state of the community’s healthcare system. Together we will get there, and I thank the leaders of Cicero and Berwyn for their efforts in this fight.”īerwyn and Cicero are among the 32 Priority Communities identified by Cook County Department of Public Health earlier this year. “We have a long way to go, but it’s important to celebrate key milestones along the way. “Ensuring that each city and town reaches 70 percent will go a long way toward putting COVID-19 behind us in Cook County,” President Preckwinkle said. Spread Facts Not Flu (flu and germ prevention)įorest Park, IL - President Toni Preckwinkle today announced that the municipalities of Cicero and Berwyn have reached a 70 percent vaccination rate, a key milestone in eradicating COVID-19. Cook County Department of Public Health is celebrating cities and towns that cross over that mark as part of its 70 Over 70 campaign. Cicero and Berwyn are among the 32 Priority Communities under CCDPH’s vaccination program.Rethink Your Drink (sugar-sweetened beverages).Go the Distance Cook County (physically active).Fight the Bite (mosquito bite prevention).

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