{"id":460869,"date":"2021-03-18T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=460869"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:08:00","slug":"rhode-island-stop-shop-stores-to-begin-administering-covid-19-vaccines-to-customers-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rhode-island-stop-shop-stores-to-begin-administering-covid-19-vaccines-to-customers-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Stop & Shop Stores to Begin Administering COVID-19 Vaccines\u00a0to Customers This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nEligible Customers Must Book Appointments Online for Convenient Access to the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Vaccines at Their Local Stop & Shop Pharmacy
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QUINCY, Mass., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stop & Shop, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Rhode Island Department of Health, today announced that select Rhode Island pharmacy locations have been approved and will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccination this week. Per the state of Rhode Island\u2019s distribution plan, eligible individuals include healthcare workers, first responders, congregate settings, adults 60 and older, Pre-K-12 teachers, staff and licensed childcare providers as well as people age 18 to 64 with underlying health conditions. Starting this week, select Stop & Shop locations will begin accepting online vaccination appointments for these populations. Stop & Shop expects all 14 of its pharmacy locations in Rhode Island to be administering either the two-dose vaccine series from Moderna or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine by next week.<\/p>\n

The state of Rhode Island will determine vaccine eligibility, and customers can visit their website at covid.ri.gov\/vaccination<\/a> for information on whether they meet the current criteria. Current eligible individuals must live, work or attend school in Rhode Island, and eligible customers can schedule their vaccination via Stop & Shop\u2019s Online Vaccine Scheduling System.<\/a> Customers are urged to visit www.stopandshop.com\/covid-vaccine<\/a> to schedule an appointment and view the most recent COVID-19 vaccine updates. Customers should not visit or call Stop & Shop stores for vaccine updates or appointments as all pertinent information and appointment requests will be provided online only.<\/u><\/em> The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered to Stop & Shop customers who are eligible at no out-of-pocket cost.<\/p>\n

The following Rhode Island Stop & Shop locations are expected to offer the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine only. All other Stop & Shop Pharmacy locations are expected to offer the Moderna vaccine:<\/p>\n