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Updated COVID-19 Bivalent Booster Vaccine Available At Giant Food In Prince George's Co.
The updated COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine is now available at Giant Food in Prince George's County along with the seasonal flu shot.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Giant Food pharmacies are offering the updated COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines. They updated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be administered as a single booster dose for individuals 12 years of age and older. Select Giant pharmacy locations also are offering the updated Moderna vaccine as a single booster dose for individuals 18 years of age and older.
Customers can schedule an appointment or walk into their local Giant Pharmacy location to receive the updated booster vaccine. Individuals will need to bring their vaccination card at the time of their visit.
The new booster dose will tweak the existing vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna to target two of the most prevalent COVID strains in the United States. BA.5 alone accounted for 88.7 percent of the nation's new cases for the week ending Saturday and has been the most common COVID strain in the U.S. since late June, according to Centers For Disease Control and Prevention estimates.
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In addition to the updated booster vaccines, Giant pharmacies also are now offering seasonal flu vaccinations at all locations.
In Prince George's County, Giant Food can be found at:
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- 3521 East-West Hwy., Hyattsville
- 7074 Allentown Rd., Camp Springs
- 5700 Crain Hwy., Upper Marlboro
- 3500 Crain Hwy., Bowie
- 4119 Branch Ave., Marlow Heights
- 7546 Annapolis Rd., Landover Hills
- 9580 Livingston Rd., Fort Washington
- 10480 Campus Way S., Largo
- 7546 Annapolis Rd., Lanham
- 20 Audrey Ln., Oxon Hill
- 5500 Silver Hill Rd., District Heights
For more information, visit https://giantfood.com/pages/vaccine-consent-form.
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