COVID-19 Booster Shots: Where To Find On In St. Michael

ST. MICHAEL, MN — Booster shots, available at pharmacies/clinics in St. Michael, 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 Minnesota.

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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.

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To get a booster shot in the St. Michael area, go to:

• Allina Health (appointments required)
  • 4300 Edgewood Dr. NE, St. Michael
  • 14181 Business Center Dr. NW, Elk River
• Wright County Public Health (administering vaccines to people 5 and older, appointments required)
  
  • 1004 Commercial Dr., Buffalo
• Cub Pharmacy (administering vaccines to people 18 and older, appointments required)
  • 900 Central Ave. E, St. Michael
  • 13855 Rogers Dr., Rogers
  • 19216 Freeport St., Elk River
• Walgreens (administering vaccines to people 5 and older, appointments required)
  
  • 9 Central Ave. E., St. Michael
  • 21945 141st Ave. N, Rogers
  • 18267 Carson Court NW, Elk River
• Coborn's Pharmacy (appointments required)
  • 5698 La Centre Ave., Albertville
  • 15700 88th St. NE, Otsego
  • 19425 Evans St. NW, Elk River

Click here for a full list of locations offering booster shots in the St. Michael area.

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