Ferrell Hospital not including Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Friday's walk-in clinic

ELDORADO - Ferrell Hospital will not use Johnson & Johnson vaccines for its Friday walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic, the hospital announced Tuesday.

No appointment will be needed for the clinic, planned for Friday, April 16. The walk-in clinic will be held at College Heights Baptist Church, located at 2321 Illinois Avenue in Eldorado.

The walk-in clinic will take place from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will not be offered as had previously been planned. Instead, the number of Moderna vaccines will be increased to 180 doses, and patients will schedule appointments for their second dose, due about 4 weeks later. The clinic ending time is approximate, as vaccine supplies may be used up prior to 3 p.m.

Anyone 18 and older who lives or works in Illinois will be eligible for the vaccine.