COVID-19 Booster Shots: Where To Find Them In Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, MD — Booster shots, available at pharmacies and clinics in Silver Spring, 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 been detected in all but a handful of states, including Maryland.

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.

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 Silver Spring, go to:

NOTE: These are locations offering vaccines according to Maryland's database. Please check the website or call ahead to see about availability.

Montgomery County Health & Human Services - Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Montgomery County Health & Human Services - Dennis Avenue - 2000 Dennis Ave Silver Spring, MD 20902

Montgomery County Health & Human Services - East County Community Recreation Center - 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring 20904

Walgreens Silver Spring - 8701 Georgia Ave Silver Spring MD 20910

Walgreens Silver Spring - 1015 Ripley Street Silver Spring, MD 20910

Walgreens Silver Spring - 11215 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring MD 20904

Walgreens Silver Spring - 12222 Veirs Mill Rd Silver Spring MD 20906

Walgreens Silver Spring - 13307 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring MD 20904

Walgreens Silver Spring - 13870 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring MD 20906

CVS Silver Spring - 825 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910

CVS Silver Spring - 1290 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

CVS Silver Spring - 9520 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

CVS Silver Spring - 1301 Lamberton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902

CVS Silver Spring - 11160 Veirs Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902

CVS Silver Spring - 10113 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903

CVS Silver Spring - 12359 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring MD 20906

CVS Silver Spring - 12000 Cherry Hill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904

CVS Silver Spring - 2271 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Safeway Silver Spring - 909 Thayer Ave Silver Spring MD 20910

Safeway Silver Spring - 116 University Blvd Silver Spring MD 20901

Safeway Silver Spring - 10101 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20903

Giant Food Silver Spring - 1280 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910

Giant Food Silver Spring - 8750 Arliss Street Silver Spring, MD 20901

Giant Food Silver Spring - 11221 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20904

Giant Food Silver Spring - 13781 Connecticut Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20906

Giant Food Silver Spring - 3860 International Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906

Lockwood Pharmacy - 10801 Lockwood Drive Suite 190, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Little Acorn Pharmacy - 11161 New Hampshire Ave. Suite 110, Silver Spring, MD 20904

Advanced Neighborhood Pediatrics - 1111 Spring St Suite 220, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Comprehensive Women's Health - 10313 Georgia Ave, Suite 309 Silver Spring, MD 20902

Affordable Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Clinic - 11120 New Hampshire Ave Suite 501, Silver Spring MD 20904

Rehoboth Medical Center LLC - 11223 Lockwood Dr Silver Spring, MD 20901

White Oak Pediatrics - 11161 New Hampshire Ave Suite 301 Silver Spring, MD 20904

Khandagle Medical Associates - 11886 Healing Way Suite 505, Silver Spring, MD 20904

The CDC says Pfizer and Moderna booster shots both provide increased protection against COVID-19 and helped prevent severe symptoms in breakthrough cases.