How Does Chicago’s Vaccine Rollout Measure Up To Other Major Cities?

Loretto Hospital and Innovative Express Care have come under fire for allegedly misallocating vaccine doses and letting well-connected people jump the line.

By Meha Ahmad
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to medical workers
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to medical workers at Loretto Hospital in Chicago on Dec. 15, 2020. The hospital has since lost its vaccine supply after controversies. Jose M. Osorio / Associated Press
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to medical workers
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered to medical workers at Loretto Hospital in Chicago on Dec. 15, 2020. The hospital has since lost its vaccine supply after controversies. Jose M. Osorio / Associated Press

How Does Chicago’s Vaccine Rollout Measure Up To Other Major Cities?

Loretto Hospital and Innovative Express Care have come under fire for allegedly misallocating vaccine doses and letting well-connected people jump the line.

By Meha Ahmad
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How does Chicago’s vaccination rollout compare to other cities and states? While others have funneled most of their doses through hospitals and mass vaccination sites, Chicago instead relies on a network of more than 150 providers. Reset talks to Crain’s Chicago Business reporter A.D. Quig about how that has worked out for the city.

GUEST: A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business