Walmart remains focused on reaching communities with access issues and vaccine hesitancy, especially those located in medically underserved areas where Walmart has a presence. 

Mobile clinics will allow Walmart to expand its reach to deliver additional COVID-19 vaccinations directly to rural and hard-to-reach communities, where the retailer specifically worked with officials to target its allocation and efforts to increase access.

To help ensure Walmart serves as many populations as possible, the retailer continues to offer vaccinations in its pharmacies, drive-thru events in its parking lots and in offsite locations with community partners.

Eligible customers can check for available appointments in newly activated areas through Walmart’s digital scheduler at walmart.com/COVIDvaccine and at SamsClub.com/covid.

Teachers in all U.S. states are now eligible for vaccination, and Walmart took part in the national goal of vaccinating all teachers and childcare workers by the end of March.

Walmart partnered with the Dallas Independent School District to administer more than 1,000 doses to their educators and staff.

To encourage associates to get vaccinated, Walmart is offering appointments to associates in stores and clubs, providing two hours paid time to get a vaccination and allowing associates to get the vaccine during their shifts if vaccines are being offered at their home location.

Leveraging its scale as the world’s largest retailer, Walmart said it can deliver up to 13 million doses of coronavirus vaccines per month at full capacity, depending on government allocations and manufacturer supply. Ninety percent of the country lives within 10 miles of a Walmart, and many rural and underserved communities are particularly reliant on the retailer’s stores.