{"id":17890,"date":"2021-03-07T15:56:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=17890"},"modified":"2021-03-07T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T15:56:21","slug":"city-of-west-chicago-dupage-airport-partner-to-provide-more-than-2000-covid-19-vaccinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/illinois\/city-of-west-chicago-dupage-airport-partner-to-provide-more-than-2000-covid-19-vaccinations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"City of West Chicago, DuPage Airport Partner to Provide More Than 2,000 COVID-19 Vaccinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The DuPage Airport Authority converted its transient hangar\ninto a COVID-19 vaccination site Wednesday, working in partnership with the\nCity of West Chicago to distribute more than 2,000 doses of the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAA1edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17892\" width=\"373\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAA1edit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAA1edit-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DAA1edit-750x410.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The City partnered with food and drug retailer Albertsons to\nobtain the doses of the vaccine, then coordinated with the DAA to prepare the\nfacility for Wednesday\u2019s vaccine event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is part of our mission and part of the reason we\u2019re\nhere,\u201d said Stephen Davis, DAA Chairman of the Board. \u201cWhen we learned Friday\nthat these doses would be available, we worked through the weekend and right up\nto Wednesday to make sure we\u2019d be ready. We\u2019re proud to support the City of\nWest Chicago and the community and to play our part in the collective recovery\neffort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DAA team cleared out and relocated several aircraft from\nthe 32,000 square foot hangar to allow for the setup of 10 vaccination\nstations. A steady stream of recipients flowed in and out of the hangar from 8\nam through 5 pm Wednesday for their first dose of the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone who received a first dose of the vaccine Wednesday\nwill return to DuPage Airport in three weeks for their second dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis opportunity came together so quickly and is a\ntestament to the benefit of having great partners,\u201d Pineda said. \u201cWe\u2019re so\ngrateful to Albertsons, our community partners and the DuPage Airport Authority\nfor making this possible, and helping our community recover from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DuPage Airport Authority converted its transient hangar into a COVID-19 vaccination site Wednesday, working in partnership with the City of West Chicago to distribute more than 2,000 doses of the vaccine. 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