{"id":95742,"date":"2021-04-05T12:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=95742"},"modified":"2021-04-05T12:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:28:37","slug":"chicago-residents-go-the-distance-in-search-of-a-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-residents-go-the-distance-in-search-of-a-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago residents go the distance in search of a vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Cameron Bopp<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mass vaccination sites are quickly beginning to open across the country, but smaller sites are struggling to provide Americans with a reliable scheduling process. 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