City of Vienna and REWE Group offer COVID vaccination without an appointment at supermarket checkouts

Starting today, customers of BILLA, BILLA PLUS and PENNY have the opportunity to get a COVID vaccination quickly and easily in addition to their shopping. Together with the City of Vienna, the existing vaccination offer in the federal capital is complemented at three locations. Vaccinations will take place at these locations as of today: 

• BILLA PLUS - Millennium City Handelskai 94-96 in 1200 Vienna. 

• PENNY - Simmeringer Hauptstraße 59-61 in 1110 Vienna 

• BILLA - Franz-Koci-Straße 8 in 1100 Vienna, vaccination box at the customer car park 

"All the figures speak for themselves: unvaccinated people account for a large proportion of infections and, as a result, hospital stays. This risk can be significantly reduced by the COVID vaccination. The better we can embed the COVID vaccination in the everyday life of the Viennese, the better these offers will be accepted - especially in districts where there is still more potential in the vaccination rate. With this cooperation, we are doing just that: it has never been easier to get vaccinated in Vienna," says City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker. 

"It must be the common goal of all of us to contain the pandemic sustainably. The Corona vaccination is more necessary than ever in view of the coming autumn and rising infection figures. I am therefore pleased that our customers in Vienna can take advantage of this additional offer", explains Marcel Haraszti, REWE International AG Executive Board Member. 

Organisational information on the COVID vaccination at BILLA, BILLA PLUS and PENNY 

The COVID vaccination will be administered at BILLA PLUS in the entrance area, at PENNY in the store and at BILLA at the customer car park in a vaccination container. The two vaccination boxes Wohlmuthstraße and Eisenbahnstraße will be moved to their new locations BILLA Favoriten at the customer:inside car park and PENNY Simmering in the market for this purpose. The vaccination offer at BILLA PLUS will be added. Pre-registration is not necessary. The vaccination is free of charge and not linked to a purchase. All vaccinated people will receive a "Ja! Natürlich" (Yes! Of course) organic ginger apple shot at BILLA and BILLA PLUS or an "Oxxenkracherl" energy drink at PENNY as a small thank you. The exact locations and opening hours: 

BILLA Favoriten 

Location: Franz-Koci-Straße 8, 1100 Vienna (vaccination box is located at the customer car park). 

Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 08:00-19:00 (break from 12:00 to 13:00). 

BILLA PLUS Brigittenau 

Location: Millenium City, Handelskai 94-96, 1200 Vienna. 

Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 08:00-20:00 (break from 12:00 to 13:00) and Saturday from 7:40-18:00 (break from 12:00 to 13:00). 

PENNY Simmering 

Location: Simmeringer Hauptstraße 59-61, 1110 Vienna 

Opening hours Monday to Friday from 08:00 - 19:00 (break from 12:00 to 13:00) and Saturday from 7:40 - 18:00 (break from 12:00 to 13:00) 

Vaccination services without an appointment have reached around 64,000 Viennese so far 

In addition to the regular COVID vaccinations in the Viennese vaccination centres with appointment registration, the City of Vienna started numerous decentralised vaccination offers without appointment registration at the beginning of July. The aim of this strategy is to provide people with a COVID vaccination in a way that is uncomplicated and fits into their everyday lives. So far, 63,969 additional people have been vaccinated. 

In the shopping centres, Lugner City continues to be the magnet with 1,911 vaccinations. Via the vaccination buses, 2,422 vaccinations have been carried out to date, with Rathausplatz (4,073), Donauinsel (2,023) and St. Stephen's Cathedral (1,184) leading the way in terms of containers. The existing vaccination offers are optimally complemented by the new vaccination offers at BILLA PLUS, BILLA and PENNY. 

General information on COVID vaccination at BILLA, BILLA PLUS and PENNY. 

Persons aged 18 years or older will be vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and persons aged 12 to 17 years with the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine. The latter can pick up their second vaccination - also without an appointment - three weeks later at the Austria Center Wien or at a municipal vaccination centre of their choice. Please take a photo ID and - if available - an e-card with you for the vaccination. The vaccination stations at BILLA PLUS, BILLA and PENNY are jointly organised by employees of the Green Cross, the Red Cross, the St John Ambulance and the City of Vienna's Operations Staff. Up to 150 vaccinations per day are possible per location. 

Enquiries & contact: 

Mario Dujaković
Media Spokesperson City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker
Phone: +43 1 4000 81244
E-Mail: mario.dujakovic@wien.gv.at

Paul Pöttschacher
Press Spokesman | Head of Theme Management 
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Trade International
Phone: +43 2236 600-5267
E-Mail: p.poettschacher@rewe-group.at