Beginning Thursday, February 25, 2021, Phase 1B of the COVID-19 free vaccination program expanded. It no includes additional eligible Illinois residents with specific health-complicating conditions. Phase 1B Plus eligible individuals have one or more of the following conditions. They do not have to meet the age requirement of 65 or older.
Obesity
Diabetes
Pulmonary Diseases
Smoking
Heart Conditions
Chronic Kidney Disease
Cancer
Solid Organ Transplant
Sickle Cell Disease
Pregnancy
Persons with a Disability ( a “person who is, and who is expected to indefinitely continue to be, subject to any of the following five types of disabilities: physical disability, developmental disability, visual disability, hearing disability,or mental disability.”) This definition is aligned with Illinois Statute: 15 ILCS 335/4a.