Where can you get a COVID-19 booster shot in southwestern Illinois? Here’s a list.
After national health officials urged all vaccinated U.S. adults to get a COVID-19 booster shot, you may be wondering where you can find one.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said anyone over 18 years old who has been fully vaccinated should get a booster if six months have passed since the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two months after the Johnson & Johnson shot.
The CDC’s guidance comes in light of the emerging Omicron variant. Not much is known about the variant yet, but health officials worldwide were concerned it could be more contagious than previous variants. President Joe Biden on Monday said the variant was cause for concern, not panic.
Here’s a list of places in southwestern Illinois where you can get a booster shot. Regardless of where you live, you can find a place to get your first shots or a booster at Vaccine.gov. Those seeking a shot may want to call the pharmacy ahead of time to confirm vaccine stock and appointment availability.
Multiple locations
- Most CVS and Walgreens pharmacies in the metro-east had all three vaccine types in stock and appointments available.
- Walmart pharmacies in Belleville, Cahokia, O’Fallon and Waterloo: Call for details.
Belleville
- Express Specialty Pharmacy (1 Royal Heights Center, Belleville, IL 62226; 833-797-9791)
St. Clair County Health Department (19 Public Square, Suite 150, Belleville, IL 62220; 618-233-7703)
Columbia
- The Medicine Shoppe (134 South Main Street, Columbia, IL 62236; 618-281-5135)
East St. Louis
- East Side Health District (638 North 20th Street, East St. Louis, IL 62205; 618-874-4713)
Edwardsville
- Illinois Heartland Library System: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2 and 30 (6725 Goshen Rd. Make an appointment at events.juvare.com/IL-IDPH/oooyn/1150704)
Freeburg
- Freeburg Pharmacy (10 Southgate Center, Freeburg, IL 62243; 618-539-5577)
Granite City
- Genoa Pharmacy (50 Industrial Dr. Ste 717 Granite City, IL 62040; 618-709-4030)
Mascoutah
Dauber Pharmacy (16 East Main Street, Mascoutah, IL 62258; 618-566-8521)
O’Fallon
- HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (1 St Elizabeth’s Blvd, O’Fallon, Illinois; 1-844-216-4707)
- Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy (122 W State St, O’Fallon, IL 62269; 618-206-8655)
- Sam’s Club (1350 W Hwy 50, O’Fallon, IL 62269, 618-632-7878)
Smithton
- Smithton Pharmacy (3981 State Route 159 Smithton, IL 62285; 618-207-3186)
Wood River
- Madison County Health Department (101 E Edwardsville Rd, Wood River, IL 62095; www.co.madison.il.us/departments/health/)
Medicine Shoppe (901 E. Edwardsville Rd Wood River, IL 62095; 618-259-0085)
If you’re a pharmacy owner and would like your location to be added to this list, call 618-239-2101.
This story was originally published November 30, 2021 at 10:37 AM.
