Patients who are receiving a second or booster dose should bring their vaccine card.
According to the Ohio Department of Health, people who meet the following criteria are eligible for a booster vaccine:
- People 65 and older or residents in long-term care settings should get a booster shot.
- People 50 to 64 with certain medical conditions should get a booster shot.
- People 18 to 49 with certain medical conditions may get a booster shot.
- People 18 and older with an increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission due to their job or living in an institutional setting may get a booster shot.
People should wait at least six months after receiving their second shot before getting the booster.
Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred. To schedule an appointment visit https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov/.
Public Health is also hosting a drive-thru vaccine clinic on Oct. 13. The clinic is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fairborn Fire Station #2 at 2200 Commerce Center Blvd.
From Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 Greene County reported 497 COVID-19 cases, 27 hospitalizations and six deaths, according to Public Health. The county had 805 presumed recoveries during that same period.
As of Monday, 59.92% of Greene County residents 12 and older have started the COVID vaccine and 55.9% have finished it, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
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