As Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week delivered his annual State of the State address in Springfield, he highlighted the challenges COVID-19 presented, but bolstered his administration’s response to the pandemic by claiming Illinois leads the way in vaccination rates compared to the rest of the Midwest.
“One thing we can all do right now is continue rising to the challenge of combating the pandemic head on. And we are,” he said. “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”
