Where to get COVID-19 vaccines in South Mississippi: CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and more
With Mississippi opening up COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 16 and older, more locations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will offer the shots in the coming weeks and months.
Mississippi on March 16 became the second state to make the vaccine available to all adults after Alaska first did it on March 9. President Joe Biden says the U.S. will have enough available vaccine for all adults by the end of May.
The vaccines available in Mississippi are those produced by Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
Most Mississippians have made their appointments through the State Department of Health’s drive-through sites at 24 locations throughout the state, but more vaccines will become available in the state’s hospitals, clinics and pharmacies.
New vaccine events
▪ CVS pharmacies are now accepting walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccines at 55 locations in Mississippi. Same-day appointment scheduling also is available.
▪ Walmart and Sam’s club also are now accepting walk-ins for vaccines at 85 locations in Mississippi. Appointments can be made at walmart.com/COVIDvaccine and samsclub.com/covid.
▪ Coastal Family Health Center’s Mobile Unit calendar for May:
To schedule your appointment, call 877-374-4991.
- May 13: Faith Tabernacle of Praise, 336 Rodenberg Avenue, Biloxi, 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
- May 21: Victory International Center, 8401 Ocean Springs Rd, Ocean Springs, 9 a.m. -12 p.m.
- June 2: Greater St John AME Church at Kroc Center, 575 Division St, Biloxi, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
▪ Vaccination distribution at Memorial Physician Clinic locations:
- Family Medicine at Cedar Lake, 1756 Popp’s Ferry Road, Biloxi — 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Thursday
- Family Medicine Orange Grove, Acadian Plaza - 12261 Highway 49N, Suite 11, Gulfport — 2-4 p.m. Thursday 1-3 p.m. Friday
- Diamondhead Walk-In Clinic, 4300 Leisure Time Drive, Diamondhead — 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday
- Gautier Walk-In Clinic, 6510 Highway 90, Gautier — 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday
Community events:
Tuesday, May 11
- Woolmarket Prime of Life Senior Center, 16320 Old Woolmarket Road, Biloxi, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
By appointment only: To schedule an appointment, call the COVID-19 Hotline at 228-867-5000 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday.
▪ MSDH is looking to partner with local organizations to reach more minority and rural communities. That includes all organizations, groups, businesses, municipalities and cities.
“What we need now are new local partners to help us bring vaccinations into communities that have not had the access that other Mississippians have had so far,” Dr. Chigozie Udemgba, director of the Office of Health Equity, said in a press release.
Call the COVID-19 Hotline at 1-877-978-6453 to host a vaccination event.
Where to schedule a vaccine on MS Coast
To schedule a vaccine appointment with the State Department of Health drive-thru sites, go to covidvaccine.umc.edu or call 877-978-6453.
State vaccination sites near South Mississippi:
- Harrison County: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi
- Jackson County: Civic Center, 2902 Shortcut Road, Pascagoula
- Forrest County: Lake Terrace Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, Hattiesburg
To schedule an appointment at one of MSDH’s partner hospital systems:
- Singing River Health System hotline is now accepting appointments for the Jackson County fairgrounds at 228-809-5555 or mysingingriver.com
- Memorial Hospital is now accepting first-dose Pfizer appointments for those 16 and older at the main hospital in Gulfport, 4500 13th St., and at Memorial Diamondhead Family Medicine, 4300 Leisure Time Dr. To schedule an appointment, call the COVID-19 Hotline at 228-867-5000 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock, 149 Drinkwater Road, Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, 877-339-2637 or https://www.ochsner.org/coronavirus/vaccine-faqs
Merit Health Biloxi, 150 Reynoir St., Biloxi, 228-436-1681
- George County Hospital, 859 Winter Street in Lucedale, 601-673-6101 or https://georgeregional.com/schedule-a-covid-vaccine/
- Coastal Family Health Center has three locations, 109 Hospital Drive Bay St. Louis in Bay St. Louis; 15024 Martin Luther King Blvd in Gulfport; and 4770 Amoco Drive, Moss Point. For all COVID-19 testing and vaccine appointments, call 888-363-8701.
Biloxi VA Medical Center (400 Veterans Avenue, Building 25) also has vaccine available for military beneficiaries. Walk-ins accepting walk-ins at the Biloxi, Mobile and Pensacola VA clinics. Call 1-800-296-8872, select option 2, then option 1, to schedule an appointment. Find more info at https://www.biloxi.va.gov/services/covid-19-vaccines.asp
Highland Community Hospital, 130 Highland Parkway, Picayune, Pearl River County, 601-358-9457; and Highland Internal Medicine Clinic 200 Country Club Road in Picayune, 601-799-4777
Pearl River County Hospital, 305 W Moody Street, Poplarville, 601-240-2023
Local and national chain pharmacies also are offering vaccines across Mississippi:
CVS
Starting March 21, CVS started giving COVID-19 vaccinations at one of its Jackson County locations and in five other counties across the state: Rankin, Madison, Desoto, Pontotoc and two stores in Hinds County.
The stores offering vaccines are:
- Pascagoula, 3657 Market Street (Pfizer)
- Jackson, 305 Meadowbrook Road
- Jackson, 2803 Suncrest Drive
- Ridgeland, 1600 E County Line Road
- Richland, 915 Highway 49 South
- Horn Lake, 1502 Goodman Road West
- Pontotoc, 135 Highway 15 North
You will be able to schedule an appointment at https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine
Walgreens
Schedule a Walgreens appointment at https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19
- 348 Hwy 90, Waveland
- 2405 Pass Road, Biloxi
- 15371 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport
- 120 W Railroad, Long Beach
- 12007 Lamey Bridge Road, D’Iberville
- 1417 E Pass Road, Gulfport
- 11279 Hwy 49, Gulfport
3800 Market Street, Pascagoula
2601 Hwy 90, Gautier
3082 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs
2290 Hwy 11 N, Picayune
1505 Hwy 43 S, Picayune
Winn-Dixie
Winn-Dixie stores are offering Pfizer vaccines via winndixie.com/pharmacy/covid-vaccine
11312 Suite H. Hwy 49, Gulfport
109 N. Cleveland Avenue, Long Beach
10511 D’Iberville Blvd., D’Iberville
Local pharmacies
- Woolmarket Pharmacy 13034 Shriners Blvd Suite A, Biloxi, 228-392-5355
- Sartins Discount Drugs Inc 4300 15th Street Suite 1, Gulfport, 228-864-3514
- T D Pharmacy Inc 12372 Hwy 49, Gulfport, 228-832-1414
- Love’s Pharmacy & Gifts, Inc. 12345 Vidalia Road, Pass Christian, 228-255-7800
- French Drug Company Inc 400 E Pass Road, Gulfport, 228-896-5656
- Jackson’s Discount Pharmacy, 11340 A Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, 228-832-8000
- French Drug Company, 400 E Pass Road, Gulfport, 228-896-5656
Love’s Pharmacy, Inc 6390 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs, 228-818-3391
Picayune Drug Company Inc 110 Highway 11 N, Picayune, 601-798-4846
Family Drug Mart of Poplarville 100 Highway 11 N, Poplarville, 601-795-2880
Cedar Lake Pharmacy, 921 Cedar Lake Road Suite F, Biloxi, 228-396-4412
Waveland Pharmacy, 112 Auderer Blvd., 228-463-1055, www.wavelandpharmacy.com/covid-19-vaccine
Pharmacy in Diamondhead, 4405 E Aloha Drive, 228-222-4662, www.wavelandpharmacy.com/covid-19-vaccine
Lighthouse Pharmacy, 2337 Pass Road Ste D, Biloxi, 228-207-6730
Walmart
Walmart is offering vaccines at the Supercenters (not Neighborhood Markets) at Walmart.com/covidvaccine
1820-A Popp’s Ferry Road, Biloxi
2681 Ct Switzer Sr. Dr., Biloxi
- 10511 D’Iberville Blvd., D’Iberville
3615 Sangani Blvd., D’Iberville
- 9350 Highway 49, Gulfport
4253 Denny Ave., Pascagoula
1617 E Beach Blvd., Pass Christian
35 Frontage Road, Picayune
6412 Washington Avenue, Ocean Springs
460 Highway 90, Waveland
Find the latest full list of vaccine providers in Mississippi at https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/12232.pdf
Pfizer shots for teens
The only vaccine approved for those aged 16 to 18 is the Pfizer vaccine.
MSDH appointments for teens cannot be made through the website, only by calling the hotline at 877-978-6453.
The Pfizer vaccine also is available through Singing River Health System, Memorial Hospital and other local providers.
This story was originally published March 18, 2021 at 2:14 PM.
