Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 21-0571

• File #: 21-0571
• Version: 1
• Name: REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Filed
• File created: 12/15/2020
• In control: Health & Hospitals Committee
• On agenda: 12/17/2020
• Final action: 1/28/2021
• Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE FOR A COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BRIEFING ON COVID-19 VACCINE PLANS FOR SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, On January 27, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19, a respiratory illness spread by close contact through respiratory droplets, presents a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is the Illinois certified local health department for suburban Cook County, Illinois, with the exception of Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park, and Stickney Township, serving 127 municipalities; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2020, in the CCDPH's jurisdiction 157,083 cases of COVID-19 and 2,899 deaths attributable to the pandemic have been reported; and WHEREAS, the FDA approved emergency use authori...
• Sponsors: DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, STANLEY MOORE, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRANDON JOHNSON, DONNA MILLER, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
1/28/2021	1	Board of Commissioners	receive and file	Pass
1/26/2021	1	Health & Hospitals Committee	recommend for receiving and filing	Pass
12/17/2020	1	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE FOR A COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BRIEFING ON COVID-19 VACCINE PLANS FOR SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY

WHEREAS, On January 27, 2020, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services declared that COVID-19, a respiratory illness spread by close contact through respiratory droplets, presents a public health emergency, and the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic on March 11, 2020; and

WHEREAS, The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is the Illinois certified local health department for suburban Cook County, Illinois, with the exception of Evanston, Skokie, Oak Park, and Stickney Township, serving 127 municipalities; and

WHEREAS, on December 14, 2020, in the CCDPH's jurisdiction 157,083 cases of COVID-19 and 2,899 deaths attributable to the pandemic have been reported; and

WHEREAS, the FDA approved emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on December 11, and first shipments of the vaccine are expected to be delivered to suburban Cook County by the Illinois Department of Public Health the week of December 14, 2020; and

WHEREAS, CCDPH, working alongside the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security, will be working to ensure receipt and distribution of the vaccine to the health care entities in its jurisdiction; and

WHEREAS, CCDPH is working with partners to reach diverse populations and communities, including regional healthcare coalitions, federally qualified healthcare centers, pharmacies, long term care facilities, and community leaders, to develop flexible and responsive COVID-19 vaccination programs that can accommodate different vaccines; and

WHEREAS, CCDPH will take the lead in coordination, immunizing critical populations, and identifying and bridging gaps in vaccine coverage, and is committed to planning for the equitable distribution of...