Protect your family's health with free Walmart Wellness Day

Georgia has confirmed another measles case, and that brings the total, looks like, to 22 this year. But at the same time, flu season is also underway as well. So what should families do to protect themselves? That may be what you're asking for the safety of your family. Well, this morning we have Jane Rowling. She's a pharmacist at the Walmart Supercenter on Gresham Road. She's talking about vaccinations and a special wellness event that's happening on Saturday. So, Ms. Jane, thanks for checking in with us today. Good morning. Oh, good morning. Thank you for having me. I love your little, your energy today. Get it. Love it. We love it. Yes. Always. Yes. Okay, so let's get into it. You know, it's this whole thing. You got flu season. You got the measles cases in Georgia. So what would be your biggest message to families right now, Jane? It's a lot. My biggest message for families right now is to take advantage of our Walmart Wellness day on saturday from 10 to 2 you can receive vaccines to protect yourself and we're doing blood pressure checks and BMI checks as well it's free to the community okay and i i was i was listening and i was a little bit distracted go back and tell me when you said jane that this is going to be happening the day and the time this this saturday at over 4,600 walmart stores across the nation walmart is providing extra staffing to protect the communities across the nation from 10 to 2 on this Saturday, October 17th. Very nice. So I like to be prepared before I venture out, especially if you're talking about having the family in tow, right? You know, surprises aren't always the best. So what can folks expect at something like this? And what do they need to have with them? Or is it really just, Jane, a show up kind of thing? It's really just a show up kind of thing, but they can get an online account with Walmart and scan or set up for their vaccines ahead of time and make a schedule if they want to, or they can just show up. We have paper forms they can fill out. We want to make sure that the person is well enough to get vaccinated. We're doing the right thing each and every time. Mm hmm. So you're in a busy Wal-Mart Supercenter location there on Gresham Road. You know, we see the medicine aisle behind you there. I can imagine people stop in to talk to you and they have questions they have. They have concerns. And you're the gal that they seek out for this. So what what are some of those those questions and concerns you hear from folks about vaccines, Jane? Well, some people are scared of needles. That's very common. And so, you know, we talked to him and I just had a customer this morning. He said he's not sure if he wants to get vaccinated because he just can't get over the needle, the needle shot. So I've opened the door for him to open conversations to maybe one day he can get his flu shot and be protected like the rest of the community. We take the time, we listen, we tell the side effects, we tell everything ahead of time, we tell them exactly what we're going to do, what they can expect afterwards, and what to do to make it easiest on them. Nice. You know, something else I'm sure that you guys are helpful with, Jane, is people knowing which vaccines that they actually need. Is that a conversation that people can have with you? That is. They can come up to the counter and we can look at the state registry, we can look at their vaccine registry and see exactly what they do need. And we can give them a pad like this that tells them exactly what they need. So if they're not ready to get it that day, they can come back at a later time to get it. And then it's got a QR code so they can just use their phone to read about the vaccines and to set up an appointment. I want to go back to this wellness event that's happening this weekend. We talked about the vaccines but what about health screenings is that also going to be a part of it the health screenings are part of it we're doing um at our store we're going to be doing the blood pressure checks and the BMI index um and then also i have people that bring um they will bring their prescription bottles in and ask me about different questions if they still need it does this interact with that might not even have a Walmart logo on it we're here for the community it's a perfect time for everyone yeah for everyone and to get those questions answered i've got one more thing for you uh what should customers know about insurance coverage and cost so the insurance coverage we can always check that before we do any vaccine and everything insurances usually cover all vaccines because it's preventative just like uh mr farmer was talking about preventative with the insurance this is preventative care for your health our wellness day is like like taking care of your body. It's your health. It's got to take you all the way through. So we give out pointers like drinking water. It looks like it's going to be a beautiful weekend to be walking. So let's get out there while that sun's shining. Very, very nice. You know what? I noticed all the buttons that you have, all the pins that you have. You've been around a minute, huh? I have. I'm working on 38 plus years with Walmart and I'm very proud of it. The only way I can do that is from having the support. My certified techs, we have technicians that come in. They learn. They take courses. They go and get certified. They're very professional. Without all of this support, we couldn't provide the service that we provide to the Gresham Road community. Very nice. Working on 38 years. That is so impressive. Pharmacist Jane Rowling with the Gresham Road Walmart Supercenter. Jane, thanks for hanging with us here at 11 today. Oh, thank you for having me. And I'm so glad that we can get the word out there. So everybody come see me 10 to 2 Saturday. There you have it. Jane, thank you again. Thank you so much.