Southern Seven Health Department issued the following announcement on Mar. 12.
Southern Seven Health Department and the National Guard will be hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic exclusively providing the Johnson&Johnson, single-dose vaccination on Tuesday, March 16th at Shawnee Community College in Ullin.
Vaccines will be available by APPOINTMENT ONLY to Illinois residents and/or individuals with proof of employment in Illinois. Individuals must also fall into the 1B or 1B+ priority groups to schedule an appointment.
Individuals can schedule appointments for themselves online at 
https://covidvaccination.dph.illinois.gov
When visiting the online scheduling system, you will have to answer a short questionnaire that will let you know if you’re eligible to continue scheduling an appointment. If approved for an appointment you will then be able to select the “3/16 - Southern Seven - Johnson and Johnson Vaccine 1 dose option at Shawnee Community College” vaccine clinic location to see what appointment times might be available for you to schedule. While you don’t have to be a resident of the S7HD region to schedule a clinic at one of our mass vaccination sites, you do have to provide proof that you live or work in Illinois to get a vaccine. At this time, out-of-state residents are not eligible to be vaccinated in Illinois.
With the opening of the state’s online scheduling system, S7HD will also begin scheduling individuals who qualify under Phase 1B+ in the Illinois COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Individuals in Phase 1B+ include people 18-64 years of age with specific health-complicating conditions. These health conditions include the following:
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Pulmonary Diseases
• Smoking
• Heart Conditions
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Cancer
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Pregnancy
• Persons with a Disability (Not otherwise covered in previous categories)
Currently S7HD is operating two mass vaccination locations in the region each day, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5pm.
There is no charge for receiving a COVID-19 vaccine from S7HD. However, some other providers may charge an administrative fee for the injection. If you have health insurance, the vaccine provider will bill your insurance company for this administrative fee. If you are uninsured, you will not be charged for the administrative fee.
S7HD covers Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, and Union counties.
SIH Healthcare has also established a regional call center to assist individuals who may have difficulty scheduling themselves online for a COVID-19 vaccine. Their call center may be reached by dialing (866) 744-2468, Monday thru Friday, from 8am to 4:30pm.
For questions regarding COVID-19, contact Southern Seven Health Department at 618-634-2297 or visit them on Facebook and online at www.southern7.org
Original source can be found here.
Source: Southern Seven Health Department
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