Pritzker requiring daycare center staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing
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Over 55,000 daycare center staff in Illinois will now be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who are unable to or unwilling to receive the vaccine must get tested for COVID-19 at least once per week.
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CHICAGO (AP) — All licensed day care workers in Illinois must receive COVID-19 vaccine shots by early January or undergo weekly testing for the virus under an order issued Friday
Over 55,000 daycare center staff in Illinois will now be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who are unable to or unwilling to receive the vaccine must get tested for COVID-19 at least once per week.
Over 55,000 daycare center staff statewide will now be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they have not done so already, the governor's office said.
In an effort to protect young children who aren’t eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an executive order Friday requiring workers at daycare facilities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing requirements.
