COVID-19 Booster Shots: Where To Find Them In Levittown

LEVITTOWN, PA — Booster shots, available at pharmacies/clinics in Levittown, 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 Pennsylvania.

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 Levittown, go to:

Afc Urgent Care Levittown, 173 Levittown Pkwy Suite 24 A, Levittown, PA 19055

Cvs Pharmacy, 4214 Woodbourne Rd, Levittown, PA 19057

Family 1 Pharmacy, 4005 Veterans Hwy, Levittown, PA 19056

Giant, 4001 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19056

Nu Way Pharmacy, 1639 Haines Road, Levittown, PA 19055

Pennsbury Pharmacy Inc., 8545 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19054

Rite Aid, 8716 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19054-1708

Rite Aid, 6912 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19057-2410

Sav On Pharmacy, 6800 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19057

Vip Pharmacy, 7737 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19055

Walgreens, 8500 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19054-1636

Walgreens, 1211 Bristol Oxford Valley Rd, Levittown, PA 19057-1120

Walgreens, 5200 New Falls Rd, Levittown, PA 19056-3009

Yorke Pharmacy, 5524 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19056

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