As COVID restrictions are set to lift in Illinois and Chicago, a Little Village vaccine bus is trying to get more people vaccinated.
"We're going up and down 26th Street. We've had multiple stops," said Nancy Aguilar, an organizer for the vaccination event."It's important for us to be in these neighborhoods where they might not have the amount of resources that other neighborhoods have."RELATED: COVID Illinois Update: IL reports 2,074 new cases, 74 deaths
"Now more than ever, we got to protect ourselves. The pandemic, corona, is still around, so we have to protect ourselves," said Rey Raigoza, an organizer with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Come Monday, the indoor mask mandate will be lifted statewide, as well as in Chicago, where the city's proof-of-vaccination requirement will also end. The move comes amid improving COVID-19 metrics.
"I would still recommend that if you are in indoor spaces, especially those that are crowded, that you put on a mask," said Dr. Rachel Rubin of the Cook County Health Department."Right now, we are wearing masks but we already told our employees that it's going to be optional for them," said Mariel Carlos, who is the manager of Taqueria Los Camales."This is going to be very helpful because we are going to be having more customers.
There are still some exceptions to this new statewide move. Masks are still required in places like hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, prisons and jails, and on public transportation.
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