We work diligently to be able to provide all COVID -19 vaccines that are available at each of our clinics.  You can see which vaccines we have available here.

The Greene County Health Department is working hard to ensure that anyone who is interested can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Be sure to check out the COVID-19 vaccine page for more info.  See below for our upcoming clinics.  At this time, no appointment is necessary.  We do not anticipate this to change moving forward.  

Clinics are open to the public and vaccines are free of charge. Be sure to follow us on Facebook!

Have more questions?  Give us a call at (217) 942-6961 Ext. 124

The Greene County Health Department in conjuction with the Illinois Department of Public Health reccomend that all indivuduals age 18 and up recieve a booster shot, six months after recieving your second Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or two months after recieving the one dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine.  More information about this reccomendation can be found here.

You can follow our Facebook page for daily update, stay up to date with Greene County COVID-19 information and resources on our website, or by visiting the Illinois Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 Statistics page.

Our most recent update 11/18/2021:

On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new options for public health authorities to consider for establishing quarantine time frames for contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2.

The CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. Further, local public health authorities determine and establish quarantine options for their jurisdictions and may decide to continue using a 14-day period and/or shortened options for certain lower risk close contacts. However, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives:

• Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing and if no symptoms have been reported during any day of the daily monitoring period. With this strategy, residual post-quarantine transmission risk is estimated to be about 1% with an upper limit of about 10%.
• Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a RT (Reverse Transcriptase)-PCR test is negative and if no symptoms were reported during any day of the daily monitoring period. The earliest a specimen may be collected and tested would be on Day 6 with quarantine being discontinued no earlier than Day 8. With this strategy, the residual post-quarantine transmission risk is estimated to be about 5% with an upper limit of about 12%.  This option is not recommended for children in daycares or K-12 schools.

Due to the risk of severe illness and congregate transmission, IDPH recommends the full 14-day quarantine period rather than the shortened options described above in congregate living settings with vulnerable populations, such as skilled care and correctional facilities. 

You can learn more about quarantine and testing options here.

The Greene County Health Department Community Intervention Plan works to eliminate exposure to tobacco smoke; promote quitting in adults and youth; prevent initiation; and works to identify and address the needs of the population affected by tobacco use disparities. You can find more information on the Greene County Health Department Community Intervention Plan here.

In partnership with the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, the Greene County Health Department is proud to offer free resources for tobacco users wishing to quit for good!  You can reach the Illinois Tobacco Quitline at (866) Quit-Yes or by visiting their website.

You can reach our nursing staff Monday thru Friday 8AM till 4PM at (217) 942-6961 Option # 6.