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Illinois is in the bottom 10 in overall vaccine distribution in the U.S., according to a chart published in The New York Times on Feb. 2.
Illinois State Sen. Sue Rezin has been seeking answers to the slow vaccine rollout.
She and her Senate Republican colleagues wrote a joint letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and have asked for his office to answer for failures with the ongoing rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“According to the New York Times, Illinois ranks 47th in overall vaccine distribution, with just 4.7 percent of Illinoisans receiving at least one shot," the letter stated. "We are dead last compared to our sister states—Florida, New York, Michigan, Texas, and California. We are asking for you to provide a clear explanation to the legislators and to the citizens of Illinois as to why Illinois is among the worst states in regard to getting vaccines out to those who need it most.”
The senator issued a statement after the letter was submitted to the governor’s office.
“The Governor must now explain to the people of Illinois why our vaccination distribution ranks among the worst in the country,” Rezin said in a statement. “It is time for him to give up his steadfast refusal to allow our co-equal branch to be involved in the management of this virus.
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