Big Y Hosts Fourth Annual Big Vax Week

SPRINGFIELD — From Sept. 30 through Oct. 6, all Big Y supermarket locations will host 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 2024-25 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. Click here for clinic dates and times.

This community-wide event spans every one of Big Y’s 74 locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. All locations, including those that have a pharmacy, will have a specific clinic day during Big Vax Week where patients who receive a vaccine from a trained pharmacist will receive a Big Y coupon for $5 off a minimum $25 purchase, as well as other giveaways.

Big Y Pharmacy teams administered more than 19,000 flu and COVID vaccines during its 2023 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. Many people rely on this event to receive immunizations that protect them against serious illness.”

Big Y will administer the 2024-25 Flu and COVID shots at all Big Y locations during select clinic date and times. All other vaccines may be administered at Big Y Pharmacy locations all week. An insurance card is required to receive vaccines at clinic locations. Big Y administers flu vaccines for ages 5 years and up and COVID vaccines for ages 12 years and up. Big Y follows state- and federally approved age limits for all other vaccines.