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ShopRite passes 100,000 mark in COVID-19 vaccinations

Selected New Jersey pharmacies receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Russell Redman

March 15, 2021

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The ShopRite store in Burlington, N.J., is one of 69 ShopRite Pharmacy locations in the state now providing COVID immunizations.ShopRite of Burlington, N.J.

ShopRite has reached a milestone in its coronavirus vaccine program, topping 100,000 vaccinations administered.

The Wakefern Food Corp. supermarket banner said it exceeded the mark late last week. Selected ShopRite pharmacies in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are currently offering COVID-19 shots.

ShopRite Pharmacy is providing the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccines and, at some locations in New Jersey, has begun offering the single-dose  Johnson & Johnson vaccine. ShopRite noted that the vaccine supply at its retail pharmacies remains limited.

“We are proud to play a role in the public health effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Hitting the 100,000 mark with vaccine distribution is a testament to the expertise, efficiency and dedication of our store Pharmacy teams,” Jeffrey Mondelli, RPh, vice president of pharmacy, health and beauty at Wakefern, said in a statement.

Over the past two months, ShopRite pharmacy staff have administered coronavirus immunizations to health care workers, first responders, teachers, seniors and other eligible populations, based on state guidelines. ShopRite announced its COVID-19 vaccine program in late December under the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination provide coverage through its pharmacies in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The grocery chain began administering the vaccines in early January to health care personnel at 39 pharmacies in New Jersey.

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Through the Topco Associates network, ShopRite now participates in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program launched in February by the Biden administration, which allocates vaccines directly to pharmacies.

Currently, ShopRite Pharmacy is providing COVID vaccines to eligible individuals at 69 locations in New Jersey, four locations in New York and seven locations in Pennsylvania, the latter including three stores in Philadelphia.

“We continue to work with federal and state governments to secure additional vaccine supply and look forward to delivering even more vaccine — especially to store associates — as supply and state eligibility requirements expand in the coming weeks and months,” Mondelli added.

Overall, the ShopRite banner includes about 280 independently owned and operated supermarkets, including about 150 in-store pharmacies, in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.

Through the morning of March 15, 21.4% of the U.S. population had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine, and 11.5% had been fully vaccinated, with nearly 109.1 million vaccines administered of the 135.8 million delivered by manufacturers, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). President Joe Biden earlier this month announced that the United States expects to have enough COVID vaccinations for all adults by the end of May, and last week he directed all states and terrorities to make all adults eligible to receive the vaccine by May 1.

Related:Wakefern to shut 62 ShopRite pharmacies

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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