Villa Park centenarian receives booster vaccine along with birthday party in Downers Grove

Edward-Elmhurst Health celebrates with John Mellon

John Mellon, who turned 100 on Aug. 29, received a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine to help increase his immunity. He was given the COVID-19 vaccine at the Edward-Elmhurst Health Center in Downers Grove, where the medical team threw him a birthday party.

The Villa Park resident had received his first two shots in February, a news release stated. Before getting his third dose Aug. 25, the Edward-Elmhurst Health Center COVID vaccination team presented Mellon with a card and cake and sang happy birthday.

The Edward-Elmhurst Health Center is administering third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines at its Downers Grove location, 2205 Butterfield Road, to individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available for individuals age 12 and older, and second doses of the Moderna vaccine are available for those age 18 and older.

The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is available for those 18 and older at the Edward-Elmhurst Health Center and Immediate Care, 130 S. Main St., in Lombard.

For information, visit www.eehealth.org/coronavirus/vaccine/scheduling.