Illinois is among a growing list of states that are issuing their own vaccine guidelines that could supersede those of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. JB Pritzker issued an executive order this month directing the Illinois Department of Public Health to work with other state agencies to develop vaccine guidelines. Specifically, Pritzker’s directive calls on IDPH Director Sameer Vohra, in consultation with the Illinois Immunization Advisory Council, to issue “standing orders” that authorize eligible health care providers, including pharmacists, to administer vaccines that IDPH deems appropriate. In an email statement to Capitol News Illinois, IDPH said its guidelines are not mandatory for health care providers or the general public. If those guidelines deviate from those standards, IDPH will offer appropriate guidance to Illinois providers and families.”Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.