LITITZ, Pa. — The new COVID-19 booster is now available in select pharmacies in Central Pennsylvania. Some people are already making their way to their local pharmacies to get it.
“As soon as I saw Lititz Apothecary had it, I was online to get myself registered for today," said Sherry Bomberger.
Bomberger says this was her fifth shot and despite not yet having COVID-19, she does not want to take any chances.
“I have several autoimmune diseases [and] I take medication which makes me immune compromised," said Bomberger.
She says getting the COVID-19 booster has now become part of her routine.
“There’s certain things that you need to do on a regular basis for health and this is one of them for me," said Bomberger.
Lititz Apothecary received the latest COVID-19 booster about two weeks ago and says that they have seen appointments fill up quickly.
Chet Patel with the apothecary says the pharmacy has already administered about 200 doses
“Now that a formulation change has occurred, we understand that there’s going to be changes yearly, and we wanna get the vaccine that’s going to be the most up-to-date," said Patel.
Bomberger says when it comes to COVID-19, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
“Unfortunately, I think COVID-19 has become like the flu, that it's an annual thing, and if we need to get a shot each year to help protect us from it, or help the severity of it, it’s worth it," said Bomberger.