Big Y Hosting Fifth Annual Big Vax Week

SPRINGFIELD — Through Oct. 5, all Big Y supermarket locations are hosting an on-site multi-vaccine clinic for all customers, employees, and their families. No appointments are necessary.

All stores will offer seasonal flu and the new 2025-26 COVID vaccine and updated booster. Stores with an on-site pharmacy also offer a variety of vaccines, including pneumonia, shingles, Tdap, hepatitis A and B, meningococcal, RSV, MMR, and HPV. Further details are available at bigy.com, where each location’s specific times are listed.

This community-wide event spans every one of Big Y’s 76 locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut, including Table & Vine. All locations, including those that have a pharmacy, will have a specific clinic day during Big Vax Week, when patients who receive a vaccine from their trained pharmacists will receive a Big Y coupon for $5 off a minimum $25 purchase.

Big Y Pharmacy teams administered more than 16,000 flu and COVID vaccines during their 2024 Big Y Big Vax Week.

“Our Big Y Pharmacy is extremely proud to be able to host Big Vax Week again. It’s remarkable how important this event has become since its origin in 2021,” said Elaine Zimnoski, immunization coordinator for Big Y Pharmacy & Wellness Centers. “Numerous respiratory illnesses, such as COVID, flu, RSV and pneumonia, have become more prominent since the COVID pandemic. We recognize the crucial role of providing accessibility to these immunizations to better protect our communities for the fall and winter.”

An insurance card is required to receive vaccines at clinic locations. Big Y administers flu vaccines for ages 5 and up and COVID vaccines for ages 12 and up.