Coronavirus Vaccine Wait Time: Where You Stand In Kendall County

KENDALL COUNTY, IL - With the United Kingdom approving a COVID-19 vaccine for use this week and Illinois officials preparing for rollout in the coming weeks, the New York Times, the Surgo Foundation and Ariadne Labs have come up with a way to calculate the number of people who will need a vaccine in each state and county — and where Kendall County residents stand in that line.

For example, an average 40-year-old Kendall County resident with no professional or health-related special circumstances would be in line behind 268.7 million people across the United States, according to the study.

In Illinois, that same 40-year-old would be behind 10.5 million others who are at higher risk, in a state with a population of nearly 13 million. In Kendall County, 97,600 would be ahead of them in a county with approximately 128,990 residents.

The same person with higher risk health conditions has a ticket behind 830,600 others in Illinois and 3,200 others in Kendall County.

A healthy first responder would be behind 763,800 others in line on the state level and 2,900 in Kendall County.

To find out where you stand in line, you can input your specific information on the Times website.

Vaccine Rollout

No matter where you end up in line for vaccination, Illinois has been preparing to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine for months.

"We’ll be ready to go," when a vaccine is approved, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said last week.

The first COVID-19 virus vaccines from Pfizer recently arrived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Pfizer's vaccine was just approved in the United Kingdom and is up for emergency use authorization in the United States next week — Cambridge-based Moderna's vaccine is hoping for the same the following week.

In a call with Illinois mayors on Thursday, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said vaccine approval is expected next Friday, with the following expected rollout schedule:

• First batch of 110,000 doses — 24,000 doses will go to Chicago; the rest will go to other parts of the state
• The following week: 250,000 doses
• Third week: 300,000 doses

Ezike said it could take up to four months to vaccinate two priority groups: 1A, or health care and nursing home workers, and 1B, defined as first responders, public works and supply chain workers.
The next group to get vaccinated — 1C — is yet to be determined but will likely include senior citizens and those with comorbidities.

Ezike said she expects 80 percent vaccination over the summer.