COVID-19 Vaccination
Last updated: December 20, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends COVID-19 vaccines for everyone age 6 months and older. COVID-19 boosters are recommended for everyone age 5 years and older. This CDC webpage outlines the COVID-19 vaccination schedule for all ages. Visit the CDC website for more information about the COVID-19 vaccine for children.
Omicron (Bivalent) Vaccine
The CDC now recommends the updated single-dose omicron boosters for everyone who is eligible. This is also known as the bivalent vaccine.
- The Pfizer-BioNTech booster is recommended for those 5 and older.
- The Moderna booster is recommended for those 18 and older.
You can get an omicron booster at the same time as your flu shot, if available. If you have had COVID-19 recently, you may consider delaying your booster dose for 3 months.
Find a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Location:
Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Centers
- You do not need an appointment.
- You do not need to be a current Northwestern Medicine patient.
- Please bring your COVID-19 vaccination record with you.
- Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care Centers no longer offer the primary (1st) COVID-19 vaccination series to people ages 5 and older.
- The omicron (bivalent) vaccine is offered to those 6 months to 4 years as the 3rd dose of their primary vaccination series.
- There may be some days that the Immediate Care Center locations are not able to offer COVID-19 vaccinations. Please click on each location to see daily messages about vaccine availability.
Vaccine Availability By Age:
- 6 months to 4 years
- 5 to 11 years
- 12 and Older
Primary series, including the omicron (bivalent) vaccine as a 3rd dose in the series
Glenview
Wednesdays 10 am to 2 pm
Huntley
Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm
St. Charles
Wednesdays 10 am to 2 pm
Sycamore
Fridays 10 am to 2 pm
Wheaton
Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm
Single-dose omicron (bivalent) booster only
Glenview
Wednesdays 10 am to 2 pm
Huntley
Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm
St. Charles
Wednesdays 10 am to 2 pm
Sycamore
Fridays 10 am to 2 pm
Wheaton
Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm
Single-dose omicron (bivalent) booster only
Tuesdays through Saturdays 11am to 2 pm for all locations below
Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Sites
- Days and times are limited.
- You need to make an appointment. Select the location for contact details.
- You must be a patient at Northwestern Medicine. You do not have to be a patient at the site where you get the vaccine.
The Northwestern Medicine Primary Care sites below offer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the ages specified:
Ages 6 months to 18 years
Ages 6 months and older
- Northwestern Medicine Family Medicine Aurora
- Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Crystal Lake
- Northwestern Medicine Family Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center
- Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Huntley
- Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Wheaton
Ages 12 and older
- Northwestern Medicine Primary Care Mokena – Omicron (bivalent) booster only
Vaccines in the Community
You can also get the COVID-19 vaccine, including the omicron booster, at locations in local communities:
- The State of Illinois Vaccination Location page has information about statewide vaccination clinics.
- Vaccines.gov allows you to search for a vaccination clinic by ZIP code.
- CVS and Walgreens offer booster shots in many communities.
COVID-19 Resource Center
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