The Stop & Shop chain has announced that it will donate 5,000 meals each day to healthcare workers in major hospitals in Boston and New York City.  Meals will include sandwiches, salads and pre-packaged entrees and energy and nutrition bars.

The company will also contribute $500,000 to support research directed at developing a COVID-19 vaccine by the Boston Children’s Hospital that operates a precision vaccine program as an affiliate of Harvard University Medical School.