Vaccinations at the Will County Health Department
The Will County Health Department’s Immunization Clinic handles is offering vaccines at all three of its locations for all ages six month and older.” COVID-19 vaccines are available in Joliet at our main office (501 Ella Avenue) and at our Branch offices in Monee (5601 W. Monee-Manhattan Road) and Bolingbrook (323 Quadrangle Drive).
COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 6 months old and older, who are uninsured, underinsured, have Medicaid, Medicare or Blue Cross/Blue Sheild PPO.
Appointments are strongly encouraged. Please call 815-740-8143 to schedule your appointment or to get more information.
Vaccinations at the Will County Community Health Center
The Will County Community Health Center is also offering COVID-19 vaccines at its location at 1106 Neal Avenue in Joliet.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is being offered at the Will County Community Health Center to any patient 6 months or older with Medicare/Medicaid or private insurance as well as anyone uninsured. Residents do not have to be an existing patient at the Community Health Center, but registration will be required. Walk in appointments are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
For more information, please call the Community Health Center at 815-727-8670.
COVID 23-24 Vaccine Recommendations
All persons 5 years and older should receive one additional dose regardless of previous COVID vaccine history
Children 6 months -5 years should complete the initial series with 23/24 COVID vaccine of the same brand. If the initial series already completed, a single additional dose is recommended.
The Immunizations Department is happy to answer any questions you have about this vaccine! Call 815-740-8143
he FDA recently approved updated COVID-19 Vaccines for the fall of 2023. Here’s what you need to know
- Individuals 12 years of age and older regardless of previous vaccination are eligible to receive a single dose of an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine or a single dose of the updated Novavax vaccine at least 2 months after the last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
- Individuals 5-11 years of age regardless of previous vaccination are eligible to receive a single dose of an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 2 months after the last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
- Individuals 6 months through 4 years of age who have previously been vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible to receive one or two doses of an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (timing and number of doses to administer depends on the previous COVID-19 vaccine received).
- Immunocompromised persons should discuss vaccination with their healthcare provider. An additional dose of an age-appropriate 2023/2024 formulation COVID vaccine may be received.
- Unvaccinated individuals 6 months through 4 years of age are eligible to receive three doses of the updated authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine or two doses of the updated authorized Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.
The FDA is confident in the safety and effectiveness of these updated vaccines and the agency’s benefit-risk assessment demonstrates that the benefits of these vaccines for individuals 6 months of age and older outweigh their risks.
Individuals who receive an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine may experience similar side effects as those reported by individuals who previously received mRNA COVID-19 vaccines as described in the respective prescribing information or fact sheets.
The updated vaccines are expected to provide good protection against COVID-19 from the currently circulating variants. Barring the emergence of a markedly more virulent variant, the FDA anticipates that the composition of COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated annually, as is done for the seasonal influenza vaccine.
