COVID-19 Booster Shots: Where To Find Them In Cherry Hill

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Booster shots, available at pharmacies and clinics in Cherry Hill, 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 New Jersey.

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.

Boosters are available at the Camden County Health Hub, located at Camden County College, 200 College Drive in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township.

Boosters are also available in Cherry Hill at the following sites:

• Advocare South Jersey Pediatric - C: 1949 Marlton Pike E, Cherry Hill, 08003-2117
• CVS: 100 Springdale Rd,, Holly Ravine Plaza, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
• CVS: 600 Kings Hwy N., Corner Of Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
• Adler’s Pharmacy LTC: 100 Dobbs Lane Ste 205 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
• Cooper Family Medicine At Cherry Hill: 1050 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill, Nj, 08034
• Adlers Pharmacy LTC: 100 Dobbs Lane Suite 205, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
• CVS: 1 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
• Rite Aid: 1360 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034
• Rite Aid: 823 Cooper Landing Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002
• Walmart Store: 500 Route 38, Cherry Hill, Nj, 08002
• Wegmans Pharmacy: 2100 Rt-70 W, Cherry Hill, Nj, 08002
• Cherry Hill Store: 500 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
• Costco Wholesale Corporation: 650 Garden Park Blvd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
• Riverside Medical Group Urgent Care Center - Cherry Hill: 2322 Nj 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
• Walgreens: 1819 Marlton Pike W, Cherry Hill, Nj, 08002
• CVS: 2137 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
• Rite Aid: 1509 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002

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