The CDC authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for all moderately or severely immunocompromised residents who meet one of the qualifications on the attestation and those receiving the booster vaccination must sign the attestation along with the regular COVID-19 vaccine consent form at the time of the booster vaccination.  The qualifications for a booster dose at this time are:

• Immune compromised due to undergone solid organ transplantation and taking immune suppressing medications
• Immune compromised due to active treatment for solid tumor and hematologic malignancies
• Immune compromised due to receipt of CAR-T cell or hematopoietic stem cell transplant (within 2 years of transplantation or taking immunosuppression therapy) · Moderate to severe primary immunodeficiency (eg., DiGeorge, Wiskott[1]Aldrich Syndromes)
• Immune compromised due to Advanced or untreated HIV infection
• Immune compromised due to “Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress immune response: high-dose corticosteroids (ie.,≥ 20 mg prednisone or equivalent per day), alkylating agents, antimetabolites, transplant-related immunosuppressive drugs, cancer chemotherapeutic agents classified as severely immunosuppressive, tumor[1]necrosis (TNF) blocker or other biologic agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory”

Like other doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, booster shots are free of charge.

Individuals receiving a boost vaccination must wait a minimum of 28 days following their 2^nd dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.  It is recommended to receive the booster vaccine in the same vaccine you received in your original dose – such as those who originally received Pfizer should receive Pfizer as the booster, those that received Moderna as the original should receive Moderna as their booster.  Individuals who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are not eligible for booster doses.

Those who want to receive the booster vaccination can call the Macon County Health Department with questions or to schedule an appointment at 660-395-4711.  Bring your original COVID-19 vaccine card to the appointment and the booster dose information will be added to the card – we cannot replace lost cards.

Community Testing Events to Follow New Sewershed Surveillance Data  

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Recent results from community sewershed surveillance in Macon are indicative of possible increases in COVID-19 transmission in the area. During the week of July 12^th, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) saw increasing trends in concentrations of COVID-19 genetic fragments in wastewater from the Macon (Macon County) sewershed.  Sewershed surveillance metrics are not a direct estimate of the COVID-19 positive human cases in the area. Rather, they provide an indication that COVID-19 transmission is likely increasing among the population in sewershed areas.

DHSS and the Macon County Health Department encourage you to attend an upcoming free testing event, whether you are experiencing symptoms or not.  Community testing events such as this can provide you helpful information to better protect yourself and your family.  It also provides extremely valuable information to public health officials for monitoring COVID-19 transmission in Missouri.

The event in your area will be held on July 30^th at the Macon County Park in front of Floral Hall, US Hwy 63 South (Across from YMCA), Macon, from 11am to 7pm.  No registration is required.  For information on this event and other free testing options in Missouri, visit health.mo.gov/communitytest or call 877-435-8411. Translation services are available.

COVID-19 vaccinations are available for those 18 and up at the Macon County Health Department.  Vaccines are a safe way to protect yourself against the virus that causes COVID-19.  Vaccines

Call for an appointment at one of our upcoming vaccine clinics –

1. Thursday July 29, 2021 – Moderna
2. Wednesday August 4, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson
3. Thursday August 5, 2021 – Moderna
4. Wednesday August 11, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson
5. Thursday August 12, 2021 – Moderna
6. Wednesday August 18, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson
7. Thursday August 19, 2021 – Moderna
8. Wednesday August 25, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson
9. Thursday August 26, 2021 – Moderna

Vaccines are free to all.

Print your vaccine paperwork here

For more information on the COVID-19 vaccines, visit our website or the CDC website.

The Macon County Health Department currently does not have the Pfizer vaccine, which is approved for ages 12 and up.  For the Pfizer vaccine, please call Samaritan Hospital.

The Macon County Health Department will be closed on July 5th in observation of Independence day. We will reopen on July 6th with normal business hours.

No contact tracing will take place over the weekend or on the holiday.  If you test positive for COVID-19, isolate yourself to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Notify your close contacts of their possible exposure.  For medical questions regarding your illness, please contact your physician’s office.  Staff from the MCHD will contact you during normal business hours for contact tracing.