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State Week: Vaccine Mandate Pushback

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Brian Mackey
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NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

A new vaccine requirement for teachers and health care workers, as well as university employees and students, is now in effect. For those who choose to avoid getting the shots, they will need to be tested weekly. But the testing rollout has been bumpy. Also, some are pushing back on the mandate, with some even going to court.

In early October, the eviction moratorium is expected to sunset. That could result in a rush of people being forced out of their homes. The Pritzker Administration has said there are resources available that can help many stay put.

Our panel includes host Sean Crawford, Charlie Wheeler, Hannah Meisel and Brenden Moore, who covers state government for Lee Enterprises.

Hannah covers state government and politics for Capitol News Illinois. She's been dedicated to the statehouse beat since interning at NPR Illinois in 2014, with subsequent stops at WILL-AM/FM, Law360, Capitol Fax and The Daily Line before returning to NPR Illinois in 2020 and moving to CNI in 2023.
The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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