Stop & Shop, Other Retailers Ramping Up Vaccine Distribution

Greenwich CT

19 March, 2021

3:34 PM

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CONNECTICUT — As eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine expanded to residents 45 and older on Friday, more places are offering inoculations. Some Stop & Shop supermarkets are now offering the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Eligible residents can make appointments on the Stop & Shop website. A Stop & Shop spokesperson told Patch the company can't specify which specific stores have the vaccine, but the company's website can show people what's available within 10 miles of their home. "We are currently only offering vaccines in select locations in Connecticut," a company official said. "All available appointments are updated on this website so we recommend checking the site regularly for new appointments." Connecticut, as of Thursday, has administered 966,705 first doses of the vaccine and 536,736 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 62 percent of Connecticut's population over the age of 55 has received at least one dose, including: 78 percent of those over the age of 7574 percent of those between 65 and 7446 percent of those between 55 and 64 In total, 33 percent of all adults in Connecticut over the age of 16 have received at least one dose. Besides Stop & Shop, there are several other retailers offering the COVID-19 vaccine, including Walmart, Walgreens and CVS. And, of course, there are several health care providers also offering the vaccine. CVS locations offering the vaccine Currently, CVS is offering the vaccine at 53 locations across the state. You can click here to find out what appointments are available. Here they are in alphabetical order: Ansonia, CTBethel, CTBloomfield, CTBridgeport, CTBristol, CTBurlington, CTClinton, CTColchester, CTCos Cob, CTCoventry, CTDanbury, CTDarien, CTDayville, CTEast Hartford, CTEast Haven, CTEast Lyme, CTEnfield, CTFairfield, CTGales Ferry, CTGuilford, CTHamden, CTHartford, CTLisbon, CTLitchfield, CTManchester, CTMeriden, CTMilford, CTMonroe, CTNew Britain, CTNew Canaan, CTNew Haven, CTNewington, CTNiantic, CTNorwalk, CTOld Greenwich, CTPutnam, CTRiverside, CTShelton, CTSouthington, CTStafford Springs, CTStamford, CTStorrs Mansfield, CTTerryville, CTTrumbull, CTUncasville, CTWaterbury, CTWaterford, CTWest Hartford, CTWest Haven, CTWillimantic, CTWindsor, CTWindsor Locks, CTWinsted, CT Walgreen's locations that are offering the vaccine 203 Kennedy Drive, Putnam, CT 062601093 N Main St, Dayville, CT 0624127 Main St, Jewett City, CT 0635120 Prospect St, Moosup, CT 06354200 Westminster Rd, Canterbury, CT 0633188 West Stafford Rd, Stafford Springs, CT 0607676 Main St, Canaan, CT 0601828 E Elm ST, Torrington, CT 06790331 West St, Litchfield, CT 067598A South Main St, Terryville, CT 06786455 S Main St, Thomaston, CT 06787620 Main St, Watertown, CT 06795 >>>Click here to schedule an appointment. Walmart locations that are offering the vaccine Hartford, New Haven, North Windham, Norwalk, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Haven. Schedule an appointment here. Other ways to find a vaccine in CT Stamford Health, Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare are also offering vaccinations for eligible people through their own appointment systems. Other health providers offering the vaccination include: Waterbury Health, Community Health Center, Inc., Trinity Health of New England, UConn Health. Connecticut offers a website where people can find the closest of the more than 120 locations to their zip code. You can also call 877-918-2224 to make an appointment.