Walmart Pharmacies offer COVID-19 vaccines
February 17, 2021
Sheila Harris
It was reported that Walmart Pharmacies would begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment, beginning last Friday. However, one area resident says it’s difficult to obtain that appointment.
The resident - who prefers that his name not be published - says Walmart is adamant that a person schedule an appointment through their website at walmart.com/covidvaccine, after first creating a log in name and password, a process which in itself is prohibitive to many of the people who most need the vaccine, he believes.
He logged in to the Walmart website, as instructed, but of about eight stores within an hour’s radius of his home, none had appointments available, he said.
I called the Walmart Pharmacies in both Monett and Cassville Wednesday morning and was told by an automated voice that they have vaccine available, although I was directed to their website to schedule an appointment. Due to a pressing deadline, I did not create a user name and password to check whether appointments were available.
Sheila Harris
It was reported that Walmart Pharmacies would begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment, beginning last Friday. However, one area resident says it’s difficult to obtain that appointment.
The resident - who prefers that his name not be published - says Walmart is adamant that a person schedule an appointment through their website at walmart.com/covidvaccine, after first creating a log in name and password, a process which in itself is prohibitive to many of the people who most need the vaccine, he believes.
He logged in to the Walmart website, as instructed, but of about eight stores within an hour’s radius of his home, none had appointments available, he said.
I called the Walmart Pharmacies in both Monett and Cassville Wednesday morning and was told by an automated voice that they have vaccine available, although I was directed to their website to schedule an appointment. Due to a pressing deadline, I did not create a user name and password to check whether appointments were available.