Other retail pharmacy chains in Illinois, including Mariano’s, Jewel-Osco and Walmart, are vaccinating people, and have been for weeks, but with doses obtained through health departments, not the federal program.
Kroger will pay employees $100 to get the COVID-19 vaccine By Brian Planalp | February 5, 2021 at 6:26 PM EST - Updated February 6 at 10:56 AM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Kroger will provide a monetary incentive to its workers to encourage them to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain announced the one-time $100 payment Friday, saying it will go to all associates who receive “the full manufacturer-recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Appropriate proof of vaccination is required.
Associates who cannot receive the vaccine due to medical or religious reasons will have the option of completing an educational health and safety course to receive the payment, the company says.