Walgreens Booster Shots – Third week of July was a rollercoaster ride for the whole country. The positive cases of COVID-19 were already rising from June 2022, but it started making new peaks in July month. Health experts declared it the 6th wave of COVID-19 in the country.

Despite all that, people were not taking it very seriously, and something surprising happened when the White House announced that Joe Biden had tested positive for the virus. Soon after that announcement, people started taking the warnings and guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention very seriously.

Even if you take a look at the COVID testing and vaccination data, you will see a huge spike in both things. That is why today, we are here to discuss everything related to Walgreens booster shots.

Walgreens Booster Shots Appointment Process

Let’s first discuss the Walgreens booster shots process. The pharmacy suggests everyone get an early appointment before they visit the vaccination site. 

Some exclamation sites might be accepting bookings, but for your own convenience, Walgreens pharmacy suggests everyone get an early appointment.

The appointment process is very simple. You just have to follow the below-given steps and fill out the information as required. There is an eligibility criterion for booster shots, so kindly do not enter any wrong information as it might lead you to rejection at the vaccination site or unnecessary delay.

• In order to create Walgreens booster shots, kindly click on the above-given button, which will directly take you to the official website of Walgreens pharmacy.
• The above-given button will also redirect you to the appointment page for vaccines.
• As soon as you land on the vaccine appointment page, it will ask you to enter two things. First of all, you have to enter your zip code, city name, or full state name.
• After that, it will ask you to enter the date of birth of the patient. Both things are very important as zip codes will help the pharmacy find nearby vaccine locations, and the date of birth will help the pharmacy to check the eligibility.
• On the next page, it will ask you if you are looking for any other vaccine along with the COVID booster shots. You can simply click on COVID and move ahead.
• After that, it will ask you what type of vaccine you are looking for. As we are looking for booster shots, you can select the second option named COVID-19 additional dose or booster shot.
• At the same time, Walgreens might also ask you the date of your last booster shot. You must make sure that there is a four months difference between your first and second shot.
• Next week it will ask you to select the pharmacy. Walgreens is going to show all the pharmacies within 25 miles radius of the zip code you entered at the first step.
• At the same time, it will also give you an option to select the date and time of your appointment and move ahead.
• As the last step, it will ask you to enter the credentials of your Walgreens account, or you can continue as a guest.
• If you are continuing as a guest, then you have to enter the complete information regarding the patient, starting from the full name to all the way contact information.

As soon as you enter all these details, it will create an appointment for you, and the pharmacy suggests everyone reach the vaccination site at least 10 to 15 minutes before your appointment. 

The pharmacy holds the right to cancel your appointment if you fail to reach it at the given time. Usually, Walgreens has same-day appointments, but in some cases, you might not be able to get vaccinated if your appointment gets canceled.

New updates regarding booster shots

A few weeks ago, vaccine manufacturers announced that they are working on various specific booster shots, which are going to be one of the most effective vaccines against the sub-variants of omicron.

Soon after the announcement, everyone started talking about that specific booster shot and other sorts of words completely neglected for some time. Now the situation has been getting pretty clear regarding that specific booster shot.

The White House has already announced that they are not going to pre-exclude people who have already received two booster shots of COVID-19 for the variant-specific vaccine, which is expected to launch in fall or early winter.

Most health experts around the world have already suggested that people can freely get their second booster shot as they will not be excluded just because they have already received a booster shot.

The federal government will work on some plans to include as many people as possible.

Another thing that is hitting the news is the new vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States and recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.

Novavax has started making it to the news as it has been approved for COVID-19 as a primary series. The Centers for Disease Control and prevention or Food and Drug Administration of the United States is yet to approve the vaccine as a booster shot.

It might not be in your favor if you are waiting for Novavax. The vaccine might take some time to launch the booster shots, and the authorities, including US FDA and CDC, are going to take a little more time to provide the authorization.

Novavax is the third recommended vaccine for COVID after Moderna and Pfizer. Even though there is an option to get Johnson and Johnson vaccine but that is not recommended by the CDC or FDA.