Walmarts in 34 Florida counties to offer COVID-19 vaccine. Here is the list of locations

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in the state of Florida will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations on Friday as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Tuesday afternoon during a newsletter for a Walmart pharmacy in Jacksonville, saying 119 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in 34 counties would offer the vaccinations to people 65 and older.

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“And this is over 30% of their total Florida footprint, which is a really good start,” said DeSantis. So about 25,000 doses for the Walmart portion of the mission. And I think they have a great plan. They spread it quite far and wide. “

In total, Florida will receive 65,300 doses through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, of which 25,000 will go to Walmart and Sam’s Club locations. With 119 sites sharing approximately 25,000 doses, each site would receive approximately 210 doses, if evenly distributed.

“You don’t have to be a member of Sam’s Club to get a chance at a Sam’s Club pharmacy, which of course we really appreciate as we want this to be as widely available as possible,” said DeSantis.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced on Monday that 17 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores in Orange County will participate in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. At the time, the mayor said the stores would vaccinate about 300 people a day.

Publix and Winn-Dixie will also receive more vaccine doses thanks to the federal program, according to the governor.

“Publix will now also be getting more doses than they had just received from the state and so they are going to expand as well,” DeSantis said. So now they are in 325 pharmacies in 23 counties. As of the end of this week, they will be in nearly 600 public stores in 41 counties. “

A release from the governor’s office clarified that there are currently 324 Publix sites offering vaccinations through its partnership with the state, and that 269 new sites would begin offering doses with the federal government’s allocation. Vaccinations will be administered in all 593 Publix locations across the state. Publix has 756 pharmacies across Florida.

DeSantis did not say how many doses of Publix or Winn-Dixie would receive from the federal government.

The Publix website now lists the availability of appointments coming to Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties. More details about those appointments and locations can be found here.

Winn-Dixie will offer vaccinations at 43 of its locations, including stores in Brevard, Lake, Marion, Sumter and Volusia Counties, according to the governor’s office. There is no word on how many doses the supermarket chain is assigned by the federal government. A full list of locations with appointments can be found here.

The doses coming into Florida through the federal program are in addition to the 325,000 doses already allocated by the state, according to the governor. That would bring the state’s total allocation to approximately 390,300 doses.

But even with the added doses coming from this federal program, DeSantis predicted that it would be some time before the state’s vaccination plans progressed beyond the state’s health workers, first responders, and the 65 and older population of the state.

“That puts us in a range where it will take a few more weeks to really get through all the seniors who really really want it,” said DeSantis. “I know there are people who are not in their 65s and over who… who want it. We want to get it to you. “

People who want to book appointments at Walmart locations can go to walmart.com/covid or samsclub.com/covid for appointments at Sam’s Club locations.

The governor said Publix will also offer more vaccination appointments this week. The store said its online appointment registration portal will open at 7am on Wednesday. Appointments can be made at publix.com/covidvaccine.

Appointments with Winn-Dixie can be made at winndixie.com/pharmacy/covid-vaccine.

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