Illinois public health officials on Friday reported that 131,882 coronavirus vaccine doses — a new daily record — were administered Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 3,125,425. The number of Illinois residents who have been fully vaccinated reached a total of 1,019,685 — 8% of the state’s population. On Friday, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was administered to residents at Cook County’s COVID-19 vaccination site in Des Plaines.
Ethel Coleman receives her COVID-19 vaccine as the Cook County Health Department opened its fourth large-scale vaccination site on March 5, 2021, in Des Plaines. It is the first large-scale facility to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Illinois. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Dozens of people, including Jack Alberts, 83, right, line up outside and wait for the doors to open to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Cook County vaccination site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021, a day on which Illinois reached the one-million mark on vaccinating residents for the coronavirus. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Jack Alberts, 83, left, enters the Des Plaines vaccination site with assistance from members of the National Guard as the doors open on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Members of the Illinois National Guard assist people on where to go to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Cook County vaccination site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Ethel Coleman of Bellwood has her temperature read upon arriving at the vaccine registration area on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Nancy Lukens has her temperature read to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on March 5, 2021, in Des Plaines. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Jack Alberts gives his information to a member of the Illinois National Guard before receiving his vaccination in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine are kept in a locked refrigerator at the Cook County COVID-19 vaccine site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
A member of the Illinois National Guard helps register those arriving at the Cook County COVID-19 vaccination site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Jack Alberts receives his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Surrounded by cameras, Jack Alberts receives his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Cook County COVID-19 vaccination site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Norman Prien waits in the observation area after receiving his COVID-19 vaccination on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
Jack Alberts, center, waits with others in the observation area for 15 minutes after receiving his vaccination on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
The Cook County COVID-19 vaccination site in Des Plaines on March 5, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
