Here's Where To Find A COVID-19 Booster Shot In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Booster shots, available at pharmacies/clinics in Arlington, 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 Virginia.

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 Arlington, go to:

• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #02418, 2121 15th St. North, Arlington, VA 22201
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #02274, 3141 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201
• Walgreens Co. #13941, 3130 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22201
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #01407, 3133 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22201
• Giant Food #743, 3450 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #17678, 1500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209
• Safeway Pharmacy #4007, 3713 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #01421, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209
• Genoa Healthcare LLC #20268, 2120 Washington Blvd. #115, Arlington, VA 22204
• Arlington County Government Department of Human Services, 2100 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22204
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #01833, 4238 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203
• Harris Teeter Pharmacy #09700086, 600 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #01884, 256 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #17752, 740 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
• Giant Food #774, 2501 9th Road South, Arlington, VA 22204
• Walgreens Co. #19419, 4720b Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #01380, 4709 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22207
• CVS Pharmacy, Inc. #02142, 2601 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
• Walgreens Co. #19650, 2820 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204
• Joule Wellness Pharmacy #4825282, 1028 South Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, VA 22204
• Safeway Pharmacy #1358, 5101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22205
• Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Pharmacy, 1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205

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