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Big Y in the News

Big Y Foods, Inc. is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England. Big Y operates 84 locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut including 70 supermarkets, Table & Vine Fine Wines and Liquors and 13 Big Y Express gas and convenience locations with almost 12,000 employees. Big Y has been recognized by Forbes as a Best-in-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut, as well as Employer of Choice by the Employers Association of the Northeast. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D'Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a "Y".

Big Y in the News contains excerpts from press releases that have been sent to local media.

4th Annual Big Y Big Vax Week a Huge Success

Big Y Pharmacy teams continue to set vaccination records in each location

SPRINGFIELD, MA [September 30, 2024] – From September 30 through October 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 2024-2025 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 on bigy.com where each location’s specific times are listed. (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 their trained pharmacists will receive a Big Y Coupon for $5 off a minimum $25 purchase as well as other giveaways.

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

Big Y will administer the 2024-2025 Flu and COVID shots at all Big Y locations during select clinic date and times. All other vaccines may be administered at our Big Y Pharmacy locations week-long. 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 federal approved age limits for all other vaccines.

In addition to a full array of prescriptions, consultation and pharmacy services, Big Y’s pharmacy team has been administering vaccines for many years. Since its inception, Big Y’s vaccination program has continued to grow, administering over 400,000 doses of various vaccines in the past eight years. They have held clinics at schools, senior centers, manufacturing facilities, business offices, and worked with city and State Departments of Public Health.

According to Big Y’s Director of Pharmacy, Dave Argento, RPh, “Vaccination is a safe and effective way to protect people against harmful diseases before they come into contact with them. Big Vax Week is intended to make the vaccination process simple and accessible to all in order to vaccinate as many people in the community as possible. By getting vaccinated, you protect yourself as well as others.”

Visit bigy.com for all Big Y’s Big Vax Week clinic details.