Coronavirus Illinois: Will County tries new way to notify residents of COVID-19 vaccine information

Over the past week, new records have been set for the daily number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.

And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is predicting that the death toll could rise to 438,000 people by the end of the month.

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At the same time, there appear to be more cases of a variant that was first discovered in the United Kingdom. That variant is said to be more contagious.

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Dr. Jeffrey Kopin with Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital talked about that and more on this week's "Our Chicago."

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Steve Brandy with the Will County Health Department also joined to describe the new vaccine survey created to help the department reach residents as they become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Visit WillCountyHealth.org for more information on obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine in the south suburbs.