Despite repeated encouragement from public health officials, most Illinoisans are not taking advantage of the updated bivalent COVID booster.
State public health officials say that while 71 percent of Illinoisans have completed their primary series of COVID vaccinations, only 18-percent of people have obtained the booster that was rolled out last fall.
Overall, Sangamon County trails the state average for vaccinations, but the county outpaces the state in vaccinations for people 65 and over.
