Health & Fitness
8 Places Near Havre de Grace To Get Your Booster Shot Against COVID-19
Boosters available in Havre de Grace help protect against omicron and delta variant infections, and lessen the symptoms if you do get sick.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Booster shots, available at pharmacies and clinics in Havre de Grace, are the best defense against COVID-19 illnesses as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads across the country, according to health officials.
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases from the omicron variant — infections among the vaccinated — are less common among people who have received their third vaccination shots, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The omicron variant, first reported in South Africa on Nov. 24, has been detected in all but a handful of states, including Maryland.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, said Friday the Pfizer and Moderna booster shots work well against the omicron variant and that there's no need for a specific vaccine to fight it.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the omicron variant is likely to become the dominant coronavirus strain in the coming weeks. It currently represents 3 percent of new infections.
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Public health officials are concerned that vaccination rates — currently 61 percent of eligible Americans are fully vaccinated, and only 28 percent have gotten booster shots — are insufficient to fend off a fifth wave of the coronavirus. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing, with about 120,000 new cases and 1,200 deaths reported each day, mainly from the delta variant.
To get a booster shot in Havre de Grace, go to:
- CVS Havre de Grace, 1008 Pulaski Hwy., Havre de Grace, MD 21078
- Rite Aid Havre de Grace, 1003 Pulaski Highway Havre de Grace
- Weis Pharmacy #193, 943 Pulaski Highway, Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Nearby:
- CVS Aberdeen, 1025 Middleton Rd, Aberdeen
- Harford County Health Department, 1321 Woodbridge Station Way Edgewood. It is open five days a week by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 410-612-1779. It offers the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
- ShopRite Pharmacy of Aberdeen, 949 Beard's Hill Road, Aberdeen
- Walgreens Aberdeen, 950 Beards Hill Rd, Aberdeen
- Walgreens Perryville, 5319 Pulaski Hwy., Perryville
The CDC says Pfizer and Moderna booster shots both provide increased protection against COVID-19 and helped prevent severe symptoms in breakthrough cases.
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