STATE OFFICIALS ARE URGING ELIGIBLE ILLINOISANS TO GET THEIR COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT.

THE BOOSTER ADDS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION AGAINST THE VIRUS, INCLUDING THE MORE CONTAGIOUS DELTA VARIANT SAYS GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER. HE NOTES THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO GET THAT EXTRA DOSE.

SENIORS ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE THE BOOSTER SINCE THEY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKTHROUGH TRANSMISSION AND HOSPITALIZATION. OTHERS ELIGIBLE INCLUDE ADULTS WITH AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION AND THOSE WHO WORK IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS.

UNLIKE PFIZER, EZIKE SAYS THE MODERNA BOOSTER IS EXPECTED TO BE HALF OF THE ORIGINAL DOSE. IT’S RECOMMENDED THAT ADULTS WITH AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION, THOSE WORKING IN HIGH-RISK SETTINGS AND ESPECIALLY SENIORS GET THE BOOSTER SHOT.