By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccine clinic will offer more appointments.
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Giant Eagle announced it is expanding the clinic after “an overwhelmingly positive response.” Additional appointments are made available through Giant Eagle’s online planning tool.
These appointments are from March 8 to March 9 and are available Friday afternoon. Giant Eagle says more appointments could be added if the vaccine is received.
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The clinic started this week. Giant Eagle said more than 4,000 people will get the photo between Tuesday and Friday.
It’s for people in Pennsylvania Phase 1A. Appointments can be made here.
Allegheny Health Network and Dick’s Sporting Goods are also setting up a massive coronavirus vaccination site to vaccinate more than 5,000 people in Stage 1A.
Appointments have already been fulfilled for Friday’s clinic, which is located at the company’s headquarters in Coraopolis. Walk-ins are not accepted.
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According to a release, the clinic is the “largest, one-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic to date in the greater western Pennsylvania region.”