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COVID-19 Vaccination in Shelby County
Get the facts and get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 Update:
January 1, 2023 – January 7, 2023
If you have tested positive or had close contact with someone who has tested positive, please follow these isolation and quarantine instructions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vaccinations: Everyone age 6 months and older is eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. To find out if you are eligible to receive a booster dose, use this web tool:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html.
To find a vaccination site near you, go to https://www.vaccines.gov/ and enter your zip code, or check with your vaccine provider for availability.
Important links:
SCHD recommends that you follow CDC guidance on vaccinations (including boosters), testing, and wearing masks:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html
Testing for COVID-19 – Updated Mar. 22, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/
Stay Up to Date with Your COVID-19 Vaccines // When Are You Up to Date? – Updated Apr. 21, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html
How to Protect Yourself & Others – Updated Feb. 25, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html
Your Guide to Masks / Wear a Mask to Protect Yourself and Others – Updated Aug. 12, 2021
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/masks.html
Media Inquiries: If members of the media have any questions about COVID-19 or the great work of the Shelby County Health Department, please contact the Health Department’s Public Information Officer at (901) 222-9010 or joan.e.carr@shelbycountytn.gov.
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at keeping you from getting COVID-19, especially severe illness and death. Vaccines are safe, effective, and free!
(CDC) Vaccines: What You Need to Know
- For the best protection, everyone is recommended to stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines.
- Search vaccines.gov, text your zip code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find COVID-19 vaccine locations near you.
An effective early treatment is available for persons who test positive and have the following risk factors:
- Anyone over age 12 with obesity, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, or whose immunity is compromised by disease or prescription treatments.
- Anyone age 12-17 with sickle cell disease; neuromuscular disorder; dependence on medical intervention, such as a breathing or feeding tube; or a lung disorder such as asthma that requires daily medication.
- Anyone over age 55 with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, COPD or other chronic respiratory disease.
- Anyone over age 65.
If you test positive, and have any of these risk factors, ask your health care provider about early COVID-19 treatments.
Meet Your Shelby County Joint Task Force Team
Mayor Lee Harris
Mayor of Shelby County
Michelle A. Taylor, MD, DRPH, MPA
Director of Shelby County Health Department
