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Dr. Allison Arwady, the city’s health commissioner, discussing two new COVID-19 vaccines at a news conference Tuesday morning at City Hall.

Dr. Allison Arwady, the city’s health commissioner, discussing two new COVID-19 vaccines at a news conference Tuesday morning at City Hall.

Pat Nabong

Environment & Public Health

Dr. Allison Arwady lays out details on omicron-specific boosters

By  Marie Mendoza
   

New COVID-19 vaccines are available to Chicago residents this week. The city has received 150,000 doses of both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech updated boosters.

Reset gets the latest from Chicago’s top doctor.

GUEST: Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago Public Health Commissioner

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