HSHS Medical Group is offering COVID-19 booster shots to high-risk adults and adults ages 65 and older. In Central and Southern Illinois HSHS Medical Group Drive-Thru Care sites are now offering boosters as long as you are 65 and older, 18 and older, and have underlying medical conditions, or 18 and older and you live or work in high-risk settings.
Boosters for Johnson and Johnson are not recommended at this time, but you can get a booster if you had the Moderna. Again, it’s only recommended for those who are immunocompromised who received Moderna for the first two doses. Guidelines for those who are immunocompromised include if you have been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood if you received an organ transplant if you have advanced or untreated HIV, and if you are in active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that suppress your immune system.
As far as symptoms go, research has shown reactions very similar to the second dose reactions. HSHS Medical Group offers vaccines and testing to the public at its locations in Decatur Springfield and O’Fallon. You can create a MyHSHS account and schedule an appointment online. Vaccine appointments can also be made by calling 1-844-216-4707. For more information visit www.HSHS.org/vaccine.
