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Albertsons Companies Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines, Makes Preparations to Meet High Demand Safely and Efficiently<\/b><\/p>\n

Company launches new website to provide information to customers about vaccine\u2019s safety and availability; initiates campaign to hire nationwide; maintains enhanced cleaning and safety standards<\/i><\/p>\n

BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nAlbertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) Pharmacy & Health team has administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and is preparing for high consumer demand for immunizations through a broad series of measures\u2014including hiring additional pharmacy staff nationwide, launching a new website with important information for the public, and maintaining high safety standards in its pharmacies and stores.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThroughout the pandemic, customers have trusted our pharmacy teams to play a critical role in maintaining their health and wellness,\u201d said Omer Gajial, SVP of Albertsons Companies Pharmacy and Health. \u201cWe are preparing and expanding our trained pharmacy teams to handle the unprecedented demand and administer the vaccine safely and efficiently to the communities we serve as it becomes available.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nWorking closely with federal, state, and local partners, Albertsons Cos. pharmacy teams began administering doses of the vaccine for Phase 1A recipients on Dec. 18 at a clinic in Alaska staffed by Carrs Safeway pharmacists. The company has received doses in eight other states for this critical first phase and it anticipates more supply is on the way.\n<\/p>\n

\nAlbertsons Cos. is continuing to work closely with public health authorities to target specific priority groups and identify the most logical location for administering vaccines\u2014whether that is the pharmacy\u2019s physical location at a grocery store or at a separate community location. The company is leveraging its deep experience with administering millions of flu and other vaccines every year to be ready to meet the needs of the communities it serves nationwide.\n<\/p>\n

Company launches new website with information about vaccine\u2019s safety and availability<\/b><\/p>\n

\nTo offer customers education, updates, and convenient scheduling solutions for COVID immunization, Albertsons Cos. launched a new website<\/a> on each of its banners\u2019 websites featuring FAQs and education on the eligibility criteria.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAs we turn the page to 2021, we look forward to enabling relief promised by the COVID-19 vaccine,\u201d Gajial said. \u201cWe are providing this critical public health service, with federal and state partnerships, safely through our well-trained pharmacy teams across our stores.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Albertsons Cos. launches hiring campaign to add more than 800 pharmacy staff<\/b><\/p>\n

\nTo ensure its pharmacies can meet the demand for vaccinations while meeting its high standards for everyday pharmacy care, the company announced it plans to hire and train more than 800 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians nationwide.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe company is hiring in all banners and geographic regions it serves. Albertsons Cos. operates more than 1,700 pharmacies locations nationwide, including those in Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs stores.\n<\/p>\n

\nInterested candidates can submit an application online at albertsonscompanies.com\/careers<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Ensuring a safe pharmacy environment<\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe top priority at Albertsons Cos. is protecting the health and safety of everyone who enters its stores and pharmacies. The company continues to maintain a clean environment in its stores, and its pharmacists have taken a number of additional steps before, during, and after administering vaccines to keep patients safe, including:\n<\/p>\n