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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Freshman Courtney Sullivan Wu smiling, looking rightward, showing a bandaid on her arm. She is wearing a blue shirt and has a blue face mask on.

Surprise shots, limited slots: Northwestern students seek last-minute Pfizer vaccines in Norris

April 12, 2021

Scores of students rushed to Norris University Center in the middle of the night Saturday for a chance to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. In an unexpected email sent at 9:29 p.m. Saturday night, the University...

University President Morton Schapiro gestures while standing in front of a light wooden podium and navy curtains. He wears a suit, tie, and purple vest.

University administrators talk return to campus plans and vaccinations

April 8, 2021

University administrators announced plans for in-person instruction in Fall Quarter and are still considering a vaccination mandate. Currently, less than half of faculty and staff are vaccinated, they...

Mayor Steve Hagerty sits at a table in a white shirt and striped tie

Mayor Steve Hagerty addresses vaccine supply and distribution during vaccine Q&A

March 4, 2021

Mayor Steve Hagerty addressed concerns surrounding COVID-19 vaccine supply and distribution during a Facebook Q&A on Thursday. Hagerty hosted the session in conjunction with the Evanston Health &...

Walgreens locations in Illinois will start receiving vaccines directly from the federal government as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program announced by the White House on Tuesday.

City details COVID-19 vaccine rollout, encourages community-wide vaccination

January 25, 2021

To answer questions about the city’s vaccine distribution plan and to address community vaccine hesitancy, Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty hosted a virtual “Coronavirus Q&A” Friday alongside local...

Northwestern Medicine announced Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine registration Dec. 15. Feinberg physicians and students were among the first to receive it.

Feinberg physicians and students get COVID-19 vaccine, stress continued vigilance

January 14, 2021

Northwestern Medicine has been distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to affiliates since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first issued its emergency use authorization on Dec. 11, 2020....

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