Second COVID Booster Offered At DC Giant Pharmacy Locations

Michael O'Connell
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WASHINGTON, DC — Second boosters of the COVID-19 vaccine are now available at Giant Food pharmacies in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, the grocery store chain announced Wednesday.

Those eligible for a second booster dose are people 50 or older and individuals who are moderately to severely immunocompromised. The second booster can be given at least four months after the first booster of a Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Eligibility for a second booster had been recommended by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in March. According to the CDC, the recommendation is based on increased risk of severe illness in eligible groups, including people over the age of 50 with multiple underlying conditions.

Residents are encouraged to visit a Giant pharmacy by walk-in or appointment. A health insurance card, driver's license and vaccination card are requested at the visit.

D.C. area Giant locations with appointments include:

  • Giant Pharmacy - Washington: 1400 7th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001

  • Giant Pharmacy - Washington: 300 H St., N.E., Washington, DC 20002

  • Giant Pharmacy - Sterling: 1050 Brentwood Road, Washington, DC 20018

  • Giant Pharmacy - Washington: 1345 Park Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20010

  • Giant Pharmacy - Hyattsville: 5815 Eastern Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782

  • Giant Pharmacy - Washington: 1535 Alabama Ave., S.E., Washington, DC 20032

  • Giant Pharmacy - Arlington: 2501 9th Road South, Arlington, VA 22204

  • Giant Pharmacy - Arlington: 3450 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201

  • Giant Pharmacy - Hyattsville: 3521 East-West Highway, Hyattsville, MD 20782

To schedule an appointment, visit giantfood.com/pages/covid-info. For other vaccination sites, search your ZIP code at www.vaccines.gov.

This article originally appeared on the Washington DC Patch