More than a dozen Kentucky Walmart stores will start giving COVID-19 vaccinations
Thirteen Kentucky Walmart stores have been approved to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, according to an announcement from the company.
The 13 Walmart stores are the first in Kentucky to get the vaccine, but Walmart said it had also been deemed eligible for administering shots in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wyoming, Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey, Louisiana, Arkansas, Chicago, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Maryland, Delaware, Texas, Indiana and Washington, D.C.
Nearly 190 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores have been approved to administer vaccinations, according to the company. Walmart is following state guidance on who gets vaccinated. Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that Walmart’s focus was on vaccinating Kentucky K-12 teachers.
Walmart didn’t specify how many vaccine doses each store is getting or how often each store will receive shipments. The company said the state determines which locations receive the vaccine and how many doses each location gets.
The 13 stores include:
- 310 West Fifth Street, Benton
- 3151 Leitchfield Road, Owensboro
- 1195 Barrett Blvd., Henderson
- 1701 North Main Street, Beaver Dam
- 901 U.S. Highway 60 East, Morganfield
- 1725 West Everly Brothers Blvd., Central City
- 2136 Campbellsville Road, Lebanon
- 1015 New Moody Lane, La Grange
- 500 Taylorsville Road, Shelbyville
- 7101 Cedar Springs Blvd., Louisville
- 1650 Edmonton Road, Tompkinsville
- 1000 Bypass North, Lawrenceburg
- 200 Floyd Drive, Carrolton
The company said it would launch an online scheduling program in the future. Until then, people interested in appointments or wanting to know if they’re eligible to receive the vaccine were asked to visit the state’s website at kycovid19.ky.gov.
In addition to the Walmart sites, Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack said Thursday that between 80 and 100 Walgreens pharmacy locations and 45-50 independent pharmacies are expected to get roughly 100 doses each, though the plan has yet to be finalized.
This story was originally published February 4, 2021 at 10:35 AM.