COVID information, FAQ & resources

We’re committed to keeping you informed about COVID, sometimes called COVID-19 as a way to mark the year the virus emerged. Advocate recognizes that health experts are expecting COVID to become endemic – a constant presence we’ll have to vaccinate against and treat in the U.S., just like the flu.

Planning your visit with us

We’re dedicated in our efforts to keep each other safe. Review our visitor policy before coming in for appointments or visiting someone at an Advocate location.

Self-screening & masking

We appreciate patients, visitors, vendors and delivery personnel screening themselves for COVID symptoms before entering our locations. Please see our visitor policy for the most up-to-date mask information.

Learn more about self-screening & masking in our visitor policy

Preparing for surgeries & procedures

We want you to be as healthy as possible for your procedure. Depending on your vaccination status, whether or not you’re immunocompromised and your planned procedure, your doctor might require you to get tested for COVID a few days beforehand.

COVID news & insights

How do kids ward off COVID?

Hand holding COVID test result indicator

New guidance for COVID isolation

Helpful information from the CDC

Rely on the CDC for safety guidance and find answers to common questions about COVID.

Moderna vaccine fact sheets from the FDA

At Advocate Health Care, we're administering the Moderna COVID vaccine.