COVID-19 Booster Shots: Where To Find Them Around Morristown

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Booster shots, available at pharmacies and clinics around Morristown, 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 accounts for 73 percent of new cases in the United States, according to the CDC.

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, mainly from the delta variant.

To get a booster shot around Morristown, go to:

• CVS: 117 Speedwell Ave., Morristown
• Walgreens: 203 South St., Morristown
• Rite Aid: 213 South St., Morristown
• ShopRite Pharmacy: 178 E. Hanover Ave., Morristown
• Stop & Shop: 245 Littleton Rd., Morris Plains
• Wegmans Food Markets: 34 Sylvan Way, Parsippany
• CVS: 410 Route 10, Whippany
• CVS: 130 Route 10, East Hanover
• CVS: 641 Shunpike Rd., Chatham
• Walgreens: 122 Main St., Madison

Find appointment details for each clinic at vaccines.gov.

Additionally, Zufall Health is running vaccine clinic in Morristown at St. Peter's Church (70 Maple Ave.) from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. See details for making an appointment.

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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