More Price Chopper/ Market 32 pharmacies offer vaccine

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. » Price Chopper/Market 32 recently added new Capital Region pharmacies that offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine - based on availability - to individuals who qualify, focusing on those who are age 65 and older.

The current list of New York Price Chopper/Market 32 pharmacies participating in the program are:

• Market 32 Pharmacy, 1640 Eastern Parkway, Schenectady

• Market 32 Pharmacy, 15 Park Ave., Clifton Park

• Market Bistro Pharmacy, 873 New Loudon Road, Latham

• Market 32 Pharmacy, 3045 Route 50, Wilton

• Market 32 Pharmacy, 141 Sanford Farms Plaza, Amsterdam

• Price Chopper Pharmacy, 1879 Altamont Ave., Schenectady

• Price Chopper Pharmacy, 1 Kendall Way, Malta

• Price Chopper Pharmacy, 4535 Commercial Dr., New Hartford

Price Chopper/Market 32 has put in place a new online scheduling system (working in collaboration with eTrueNorth), which is available at www.pricechopper. com/covidvaccine. Initial appointments began on Monday, Feb. 15.

A rolling three days of appointments will be shown at once and new appointments will load every day.

The phased allocation of vaccines to designated groups, according to vaccine prioritization guidelines established by each state and immunization jurisdiction and their local health departments, is based in part on guidance from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As the supply increases, vaccination will progress to the next phase. The state is now vaccinating those in Phase 1a and initial groups from Phase 1b. Community pharmacies are focusing on those 65 years of age and older.

The hope is to include more groups as soon as the state releases that information.

The Moderna vaccine is a twodose series, with the second dose administered 28 days after the first. Both doses are needed for full protection from the virus.

Kathy Bryant, Price Chopper/ Market 32 vice president of pharmacy, said in a press release, “We have been working very closely with state officials to accelerate the vaccination rate in the communities we serve. Price Chopper/Market 32 is proud to extend the expertise of our pharmacists to the critical task of administering Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine and we are confident that we will soon be able to offer the same in other stores throughout our sixstate footprint.”

Individuals can determine eligibility for the vaccine and register for an appointment online at www.pricechopper.com/covidvaccine/.

The vaccine is available at the Price Chopper/Market 32 stores listed above by appointment only. If shot events are full, customers should continue to check the website on a regular basis for new availabilities. Those who secure an appointment will receive an e-voucher to print out or display on a mobile device that should be brought to the pharmacy for their appointment, along with a government ID and insurance information.

After receiving the vaccine, each recipient will be asked to remain in a dedicated safe space on the premises for a required observation period of 15 to 30 minutes.