Meijer To Offer Walk-Up COVID-19 Vaccines At All Stores

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Meijer will begin offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations at all of its pharmacies, the Michigan-based retailer announced Monday.

Meijer is launching its walk-up vaccine program at all its stores using the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine, the retailer said in a news release. Every Meijer store will have a minimum of 100 doses per week for customers to get the vaccine. Doses will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis., the release noted.

"I'm very pleased we are now entering into this phase of the vaccine initiative," said Jason Beauch, Meijer Vice President of Pharmacy. "Our teams have worked so hard to vaccinate a very large number of people in a relatively short amount of time. The ability to offer the vaccines on a walk-up basis at every Meijer store demonstrates we are getting closer to ensuring everyone has the ability to get vaccinated."

While limited vaccines will be available on a walk-up basis at all Meijer stores, people interested in getting the vaccine can still register to get an appointment by texting COVID to 75049. People can also register online.

Monday's announcement comes as the chain announced that it has crossed the one million mark for doses administered through its in-store clinics.

Meijer began the rollout of its vaccine clinics in mid-January. Since then, the retailer has conducted thousands of in-store vaccine clinics, as well as community-based off-site clinics, throughout all six states in its Midwest footprint.

"The one million vaccine milestone is a tremendous achievement by our incredibly hard-working pharmacy teams," Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes said. "When the vaccine rollout began, we were focused on moving as quickly as possible to keep our communities safe. Achieving this number in just over three months is a true demonstration of the focus and tenacity of the Meijer team members involved in this important initiative."