Where To Find COVID-19 Booster Shots In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Booster shots, available at pharmacies and clinics in Fairfield, 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 federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The omicron variant, first reported in South Africa on Nov. 24, has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the U.S., the Associated Press reported Monday, adding that omicron represented 73 percent of new infections last week.

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.

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.

To get a booster shot in Fairfield, go to:

• Walgreens, 414 Kings Highway East
• Rite Aid, 1619 Post Road
• CVS, 698 Post Road
• CVS, 330 Grasmere Ave.
• CVS, 961 Black Rock Turnpike
• CVS, 1968 Black Rock Turnpike

According to the CDC, Pfizer and Moderna booster shots both provide increased protection against COVID-19 and help prevent severe symptoms in breakthrough cases.