BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department is now offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for residents ages 18 and up.
With this latest recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control, Michigan residents can now receive Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, or Pfizer booster vaccines if they have received their primary COVID-19 vaccines.
Eligible adults should plan to get booster doses six months after the primary mRNA series or two months after the single dose of Johnson & Johnson.
COVID-19 vaccines boosters will be offered at the Toeller Building at 190 East Michigan Avenue in Battle Creek and at the Albion Health Department at 214 East Michigan Avenue in Albion Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
Appointments are required Monday through Thursday, and walk-ins are available on Friday.
The Public Health Department clinics will be closed this Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.
Visit calhouncountymi.gov/covidvaccine to find additional information and to make an appointment with the Public Health Department. You can also find a vaccine at your local pharmacy at Vaccines.gov.
Michiganders should bring their COVID-19 vaccine card or immunization record with them when getting their booster dose.
Health Officer Eric Pessell says, “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective and with over 60,000 Calhoun County residents fully vaccinated it is undoubtedly the protection you need to stay safe and avoid serious sickness and death. With rising cases in Calhoun County, the COVID-19 booster will protect you even further as we are entering the holidays with family and friends.”
For more information, visit CCPHD online at (www.calhouncountymi.gov/publichealth), or like them on Facebook (CCPublicHeatlhDepartment).
Residents may also contact the Calhoun County Public Health Department hotline at 269-969-6990.
