16 Birmingham area Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs to distribute COVID-19 vaccines

Last week, when Walmart and Sam’s Club announced vaccination sites across the state of  Alabama we noticed an omission. There were no Birmingham area locations. Thanks to City Councilman Hunter Williams and his fellow members on the city council that oversight has been remedied. 

This week, Williams, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, reached out and began to meet with Walmart officials about the lack of locations in Birmingham. The retailer’s initial plan was to roll out vaccine distribution at 77 locations, which included most major metropolitan areas in Alabama along with rural communities with the goal of reaching underserved residents across the state.

“My colleagues and I on the Council, along with Mayor Woodfin’s administration, have been committed to finding resources and making them available to our residents over the course of this crisis. I’d like to thank them for these continued efforts on behalf of our residents,” Williams said in a statement on the City Council’s website.

Williams presented Walmart executives with data from the Jefferson County Department of Health’s COVID dashboard, showing Birmingham’s infection rate compared to other Alabama cities. Following these conversations, Walmart has identified 16 Birmingham metro area locations where staffing and other resources will be allocated to provide vaccinations as early as this Friday.

“Walmart is a name brand that’s recognized in almost every American household,” Williams said. “They are doing everything that they can to maximize their ability to get vaccines to underserved areas that might otherwise have slipped through the cracks. I cannot stress how thankful I am that Walmart was willing to come to the table and immediately recognize the importance of making sure there are locations in the Birmingham metro area helping serve our residents.”

Jefferson County residents can sign up this week on Walmart’s website or the Sam’s Club website.

Health officials said vaccines could be available at some of the locations by Friday.

The Birmingham area locations are as follows:

9248 PARKWAY E BIRMINGHAM, AL 35206

2780 JOHN HAWKINS PKWY, HOOVER, AL 35244

209 LAKESHORE PKWY, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209

1600 MONTCLAIR RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35210

3320 LORNA RD, HOOVER, AL 35216

312 PALISADES BLVD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209

1300 MONTGOMERY HWY, VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216

3053 JOHN HAWKINS PKWY, HOOVER, AL 35244

201 LAKESHORE PKWY, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209

750 ACADEMY DR BESSEMER, AL 35022

890 ODUM RD GARDENDALE, AL 35071

5919 TRUSSVILLE CROSSINGS PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235

1007 RED FARMER DR, HUEYTOWN, AL 35023

5940 TRUSSVILLE CROSSINGS BLVD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235

2473 HACKWORTH RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35214

1916 CENTER POINT PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35215

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