On Sunday afternoon, eligibility for appointments at the COVID Mass Vaccination Site at United Center opened to all Chicago residents who are 18 years of age or older and have pre-existing health conditions.
In a significant change, Zocdoc appointments will only be available to Chicago residents. According to Governor JB Pritzker’s office, the change was made at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Association to better ensure that vaccination schedules will be available to “vulnerable populations” in the city itself.
Anyone aged 18 and over with underlying medical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, obesity and other comorbidities, is eligible to sign up for appointments.
For suburban Cook County residents hoping to sign up for vaccination appointments at the United Center, the slots will be allocated through the Cook County COVID vaccine website beginning this weekend. The process of applying for these appointments will be announced in the coming days, according to officials.
People who cannot access the website can call 833-308-1988 from Monday to Friday between 7:00 and 19:00, according to officials.
Some of the remaining doses from the United Center mass vaccination site will also be given to mobile vaccination teams and will be available in the areas most affected by the pandemic, according to officials. More details about these sites will be available in the coming weeks.