Vaccinations have been available for awhile at this point and the COVID numbers are starting to fall. It’s to the point where the state is on pace to move to Governor JB Pritzker’s ‘Bridge’ phase of reopening. Coleen Rakers, an Adult Nurse Practitioner with Pana Medical Group, shares that the numbers statewide are supporting that move and trending down.

The goal right now for positivity rate for the state is five percent. Rakers says the recent data has the state of Illinois well under that at 3.1 percent.

Rakers is excited to see things trending the way they are and credits the vaccine as a big part for what is happening.

The latest development about vaccines is that the Pfizer shot is said to be safe for anyone 12 years of age and older.

Rakers appeared as a guest on WTIM, Your Information Station.