A dozen of the company's chains — including Safeway, Vons and Albertsons — have the shots.

Omar Gajial

BOISE, Idaho –  COVID-19 vaccines are now available on a walk-in basis at Albertsons Cos. pharmacies nationwide, the company announced Tuesday. Albertsons has pharmacies at its Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen and Carrs chains.

“We are committed to offering convenient and easy to access vaccination solutions for our customers,” said Omer Gajial, SVP of Albertsons pharmacy and health. “As COVID-19 vaccine supply has improved, we are enabling walk-in vaccination solutions available across all our pharmacies.”

Vaccine appointments will still be available through the company’s online scheduler at www.albertsons.com/COVID-19. Appointments can be scheduled over a two-week window. In addition, Albertsons  is one of the retailers recognized by the White House COVID-19 Response Team for offering discounts with vaccination. Customers receiving the vaccination from Albertsons will receive a 10% off coupon for grocery purchase, up to $200 (subject to certain exceptions).

To date, the 1,700+ Albertsons pharmacies have administered more than 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine nationwide.