Giant Eagle offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccines starting Monday

PITTSBURGH — As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available, Giant Eagle is no longer requiring an appointment to get one.

The announcement came during a news conference Friday with all three Pittsburgh professional sports teams as they urged people to continue to get vaccinated.

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Starting Monday, anyone 18 and older can walk into a Pittsburgh-area Giant Eagle to get a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment. People should bring identification and medical insurance information.

“I just want to be on the safe side and get it, and just see what happens,” John Wallace Jr., who lives in the North Hills, said.

Giant Eagle hosted a few mass vaccination clinics at Heinz Field before eligibility opened up to everyone in April.

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