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The CDC has released a list of retail stores and pharmacies that will be distributing COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to make the process of obtaining a vaccine easier for the general public. These locations will still have to follow their state’s guidelines for prioritization and who is eligible to receive a vaccine.
Here’s what you need to know:
Who’s on the CDC’s List of Retail Stores?
Here is the list provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Being on this list does not mean that a retail location has vaccines now but that it will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations in the future, some as early as February 8. You will need to visit the retail store’s website for more details on how to sign up and whether a store near you is offering vaccines. The CDC’s list, in alphabetical order, includes:
- Acme
- Albertsons
- Amigos (part of Albertsons)
- Brookshire’s Pharmacy
- Carrs
- City Market (part of the Kroger Co.)
- Coops
- Costco
- CPESN USA, LLC
- CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
- Dillons
- Duane Reade
- Food Lion
- Fred Meyer
- Fry’s
- GeriMed (long-term care and retail pharmacies)
- Giant Eagle
- Giant Food & The Giant Company
- Good Neighbor Pharmacy and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation’s pharmacy services administrative organization (PSAO), Elevate Provider
- Haggen
- Hannaford Bros Co.
- Harris Teeter
- Health Mart Pharmacies
- HEB
- Hy-Vee, Inc.
- Innovatix (long-term care pharmacies)
- King Soopers
- Kroger
- LeaderNET and Medicine Shoppe, Cardinal Health’s PSAOs
- Long’s
- Lucky’s (part of Albertsons)
- Managed Health Care Associates (retail and long-term care pharmacies)
- Mariano’s
- Market Street
- Meijer Inc.
- Metro Market
- Osco & Jewel-Osco
- Pavilions
- Pak n Save
- Pick-n-Save
- Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- Ralphs
- Randalls
- Retail Business Services, LLC (including Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford Bros Co, Stop & Shop)
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Safeway
- Sam’s Club
- Sav-On
- Shaw’s
- Smiths
- Southeastern Grocers
- Star Market
- Stop & Shop
- Tom Thumb
- Topco Associates, LLC (including Acme Fresh Markets, Associated Food Stores, Bashas, Big-Y Pharmacy and Wellness Center, Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Super One Pharmacy, FRESH by Brookshire’s Pharmacy, Coborn’s Pharmacy, Cash Wise Pharmacy, MarketPlace Pharmacy, Giant Eagle, Hartig Drug Company, King Kullen, Food City Pharmacy, Ingles Pharmacy, Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill Pharmacies, Save Mart Pharmacies, Lucky Pharmacies, SpartanNash, Price Chopper, Market 32, Tops Friendly Markets, ShopRite, Wegmans, Weis Markets, Inc.)
- United (part of Albertsons)
- Vons
- Walgreens
- Walmart, Inc.
More Details About Vaccine Distribution
According to the CDC, the list above is for retail pharmacies participating in the federal program and may not include state program partners. The exact stores participating can vary by county and state. The stores in the list above may begin participating in the program on February 8.
For CVS, for example, you’ll have to sign up at the retail store’s webpage in order to have an appointment, and you’ll need to qualify for your state’s prioritization category. Not all CVS locations will be providing COVID-19 vaccines. Those that are will begin providing vaccines on February 11.
In contrast, HEB — which is also on the CDC’s list — currently notes that it is only providing vaccinations for eligible customers who are healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities, ages 65+, or ages 18+ with chronic conditions. Even if you qualify, many locations may note that no spots are available due to limited supply.
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