Rite Aid To Exclusively Vaccinate NJ Educators On Select Days

NEW JERSEY — Teachers, school staff and childcare providers will have exclusive access to schedule COVID-19 appointments on select days as part of Rite Aid's effort to get these groups vaccinated during the month of March.

This initiative is in accordance with a directive from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Biden Administration.

The scheduling of select COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Rite Aid will be available exclusively to qualifying educators, school staff and licensed childcare program staff on:

• Friday, March 19
• Saturday, March 20
• Friday, March 26
• Saturday, March 27

Those eligible during these priority periods include:

• Pre-Kindergarten
• 12th grade educators and staff
• Childcare workers
• Family childcare providers
• Head Start & Early Head Start staff

For all other eligible people, appointments will be available for scheduling all other days in March. To schedule an appointment with Rite Aid visit riteaid.com/covid-19.

"Rite Aid recognizes and appreciates the hard work of our teachers, school employees, and childcare staff over the last year. The company is proud to continue its work to help bring an end to the pandemic and protect our communities - including educators - from COVID-19," the company stated.

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