COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Vaccine distribution is handled by licensed healthcare providers and pharmacies. The County of Berks cannot distribute nor determine who gets the vaccine, but officials are working closely with local health care providers as they continue to coordinate and communicate vaccine distribution efforts.
Updates will be posted here as they become available.
In line with federal and state benchmarks, the County of Berks has set a goal of having 70% of residents 18 and older vaccinated. The thermometer shows our ongoing progress as based on data provided by the CDC.
Berks County COVID-19 vaccinations
GOAL:
229,200 residents 18+
At least one dose:
284,521 — 86.8% (12/8)
Fully vaccinated:
240,388 — 73.3% (12/8)
*Updated (Bivalent) Booster Dose:
46,024 — 14% (18+)
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Local Vaccine Opportunities
Please click on the images below to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment with Berks County's primary healthcare providers.
Both providers offer online registration forms for those interested in getting the vaccine.
Walk-up Community Vaccine Clinics
All vaccines are free and offered based on supply.
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for infants and toddlers are only available at the Rockland location. Bivalent boosters now available.
Mondays — 838 Penn St., Reading: 10 AM - 1 PM
1110 Rockland St., Reading: 3:30 - 5:40 PM*
*Infant/Toddler vaccine available
Appointments available on specified dates >
Pediatric Pfizer and boosters available
Daily appointments for Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson available at the pharmacy >
Pediatric Pfizer (3 years and up) and boosters available
Resources for individuals without technology:
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Tower Health:
484-659-3000,
Mon-Fri, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Penn State Health St. Joseph:
844-774-8883
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Department of Health:
Call 877-PA-HEALTH to speak with a representative
To find out the latest recommendations and information about third dose expansion and boosters, click here.
Children ages 6 months and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
For more information about the latest CDC reccomendations, click here.
The following chain pharmacies are also distributing COVID-19 vaccines, but appointments are limited due to supply.
Many of these providers open up small blocks of appointments on a daily basis, but the spots fill up quickly.
Statewide Resources
For information about vaccine distribution throughout Pennsylvania, check out the following resources from the Department of Health and statewide volunteer efforts:
The Department of Health is now using this tool to help individuals find a location where they can get vaccinated.
The Department of Health releases weekly data about COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to providers. To access the spreadsheets, follow the link above.
This resource allows users to search for vaccine information by County.
Why should you get Vaccinated?
The federal government has been working since the pandemic started to make COVID-19 vaccines available as soon as possible. Two vaccines, from Pfizer and Moderna, were made available in December 2020. The one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine was authorized for use in February 2021.
These vaccines have gone through the same routine processes and procedures that are in place for the authorization and approval for any vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccination will help keep you from getting COVID-19
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All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19. Learn more about the different COVID-19 vaccines.
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All COVID-19 vaccines that are in development are being carefully evaluated in clinical trials and will be authorized or approved only if they make it substantially less likely you’ll get COVID-19. Learn more about how federal partners are ensuring COVID-19 vaccines work.
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Based on what we know about vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, experts believe that getting a COVID-19 vaccine may also help keep you from getting seriously ill even if you do get COVID-19.
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Getting vaccinated yourself may also protect people around you, particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
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Experts continue to conduct more studies about the effect of COVID-19 vaccination on severity of illness from COVID-19, as well as its ability to keep people from spreading the virus that causes COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccination is a safer way to help build protection
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COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you. And if you get sick, you could spread the disease to friends, family, and others around you.
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Clinical trials of all vaccines must first show they are safe and effective before any vaccine can be authorized or approved for use, including COVID-19 vaccines. The known and potential benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine must outweigh the known and potential risks of the vaccine for use under what is known as an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Watch a video on what an EUA is.
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Getting COVID-19 may offer some natural protection, known as immunity. But experts don’t know how long this protection lasts, and the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody (immune system) response without having to experience sickness.
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Both natural immunity and immunity produced by a vaccine are important parts of COVID-19 disease that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.
COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to help end the pandemic
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Wearing masks and social distancing help reduce your chance of being exposed to the virus or spreading it to others, but these measures are not enough. Vaccines will work with your immune system so it will be ready to fight the virus if you are exposed.
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The combination of getting vaccinated and following CDC’s recommendations to protect yourself and others will offer the best protection from COVID-19.
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Stopping a pandemic requires using all the tools we have available. As experts learn more about how COVID-19 vaccination may help reduce spread of the disease in communities, CDC will continue to update the recommendations to protect communities using the latest science.