Chicago Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines At Loretto Hospital

City officials say they chose Loretto Hospital on the West Side to build trust around the vaccine in communities hit hardest by COVID-19.

By Stephanie Kim, Aleezeh Hasan
Chicago Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines At Loretto Hospital
Marielle Fricchione, immunization program medical director and a pediatrician the Department of Public Health, brings the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for five frontline medical workers at Loretto Hospital in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune via AP
Chicago Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines At Loretto Hospital
Marielle Fricchione, immunization program medical director and a pediatrician the Department of Public Health, brings the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for five frontline medical workers at Loretto Hospital in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune via AP

Chicago Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines At Loretto Hospital

City officials say they chose Loretto Hospital on the West Side to build trust around the vaccine in communities hit hardest by COVID-19.

By Stephanie Kim, Aleezeh Hasan
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