2024-25 COVID Vaccine Now Available

The Will County Health Department (WCHD) is informing residents that the new 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine is now available at the Will County Health Department Immunization Clinic.

The WCHD Immunization Clinic has the COVID-19 vaccines at all three of its locations for all ages six month and older. At this time, the WCHD Immunization Clinic is offering the Moderna(mRNA) vaccine the following locations:

• Joliet at the Main Office of the Will County Health Department (501 Ella Avenue)
• Monee at the Eastern Branch Office (5601 W. Monee-Manhattan Road)
• Bolingbrook at the Northern Branch Office (323 Quadgrangle Drive)

Vaccines are available to residents with Medicaid or Medicare. Limited private insurance plans are also accepted while low-cost vaccines are available for the uninsured or underinsured.

For additional information or to make an appointment at any of our three locations, please call the WCHD Immunization Clinic at 815-740-8143. We will attempt to accommodate walk-ins while appointments will be seen promptly.

The 2024-2025 vaccine, which focuses on the Omicron variant KP.2 strain, was recently granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone ages six months and older get the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine to protect yourself from sever disease, hospitalization and death. The CDC also stresses the importance of getting vaccinated for those who are at a higher risk for severe COVID-19, including those who are ages 65 and over.