COVID-19 VACCINE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
COVID-19 vaccines are underway across the region, although Florida is still in the initial phase of vaccination, targeting frontline healthcare workers, nursing home residents and staff, EMTs and paramedics and adults older than 65.
Central Florida counties are distributing the vaccines as they receive them, and availability changes quickly depending on supply. Please check the sites below and look for the latest at OrlandoSentinel.com/coronavirus for last-minute updates.
The list below involves public events and not, for example, closed programs at some schools and colleges.
For the latest statewide COVID-19 vaccine developments, see floridahealthcovid19. gov/covid-19-vaccines-in-florida.
Caution: Beware of scams. Do not fill out Eventbrite vaccine registration forms unless they are provided through a county’s website or the links in this list, and do not register for a vaccination appointment that requires payment.
Brevard
Who: 65 + and healthcare workers who provide direct patient care and are not part of a hospital system. (All appointments have been filled.)
Location: For those with appointments through Jan. 29: Viera Clinic, 2555 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera.
Information: On web, brevard. floridahealth.gov. To get text alerts from Brevard County Emergency Management when additional appointments are available, text BrevardEOC to 888777.
Walk-ins? No
Publix: Gov. Ron DeSantis said 22 Publix pharmacies in Brevard County will start offering vaccines beginning Thursday. You can sign up for a vaccination appointments online starting Wednesday at www. publix.com/covidvaccine.
Lake
Who: 65+ and front-line health workers.
Locations:
St. Patrick Catholic Church, 6803 Old Highway 441 S. in Mount Dora. The drive-through site will be open through Thursday (Jan. 21), 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., based on vaccine availability, on a first-come, firstserved basis.
The first drive-through site — at the Clermont Arts & Recreation Center, 3700 S. U.S. Highway 27 in Clermont, has closed. A new site in Groveland is planned.
Lake County announced Wednesday (Jan. 20) that it had filled all available appointments. Those shots will be given starting Thursday (Jan. 21) at Lake Sumter College on U.S. Highway 441 in Leesburg. When more vaccine is available, registration will reopen at scheduling.lakecountyfl.gov.
Information: Call (352) 268-9299, text COVIDUPDATE to 888777 or visit lakecountyfl.gov/COVID-19 or follow the state Department of Health for Lake on Twitter at @ FLHealthLake.
Appointments required? Yes under new system for Leesburg, but no for vaccinations Mount Dora, which are given on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines will close if they begin to block traffic but will reopen when those already waiting have been served, provided vaccine is still available. Frontline workers with direct patient contact will need to present a copy of their medical license, employee badge or current pay stub. Face masks must be worn while waiting in vehicles.
Orange
Who: 65+ (All appointments are filled)
Location: Orange County Convention Center
Information: All appointments are filled and the county has paused accepting more appointment requests until it receives more vaccinations. Visit OCFL.net/ vaccines for further updates. You also can download the OCFL Alert app, or text OCFLCOVID to 888777 to receive updates on your cell phone. Need valid photo ID.
Appointments required? Yes
Walk-ins? No
Osceola
Who: 65+
Information: Vaccination appointments will be scheduled Thursday (Jan. 21) through Jan. 30 based on vaccine availability. On Monday, the department began using a new process to request an appointment for a first or second dose, available at FDOH-Osceola COVID-19 Appointment Request Form. Note that submitting a request doesn’t guarantee an appointment. Confirmations will be sent via email.
Appointments required? Yes
Walk-ins? No Polk
Who: High-risk health care workers, long-term care residents and anyone 65+
Information: The Florida Department of Health in Polk County is using a new COVID-19 vaccine registration portal, register. polk.health/, following the priorities set by the federal government and the state of Florida. Appointments will be filled as vaccine becomes available. If you need help, call the county’s COVID-19 vaccine hotline at (863) 298-7500.
Seminole
Who: 65+ and non-hospital healthcare workers (All appointments have been filled.)
Location: Oviedo Mall
Information: The county has received 8,100 second doses of the Moderna vaccine and will begin dispensing them on Wednesday. It also expects to receive second doses of the Pfizer vaccine on schedule. First-round vaccines will resume when supplies become available. Visit PrepareSeminole. org. To register, visit https://bit. ly/38g50uX. To get alerts, text COVID19INFO to 888-777. You can also call 407-665-0000. This video shows how to sign up for text messages: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Lrs_cVFvqlE
Appointments required? Yes
Walk-ins? No
Volusia
Who: 65+
Information: The county and state department of health for Volusia will hold a vaccination event at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3150 E. New York Ave., DeLand, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21 and 22, and Monday Jan. 25. The site will operate as a drive-up site and appointments are required through www. countyofvolusia.eventbrite.com. Online registration will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. No fewer than 1,200 appointments will be available each day and are available in one hour timeslots, and once a timeslot is full, appointments will no longer be available during that timeslot. There is a maximum of two registrations per transaction online and three registrations per transaction via telephone. Individuals who are not able to access the internet via a computer, tablet or cellphone may call 866-345-0345 for assistance scheduling an appointment until registrations have reached capacity for this event. Calls will be answered in the order they are received and may be busy due to high call volumes. With a high demand and limited supply of vaccine, appointments are expected to fill very quickly.
AdventHealth
Who: (All appointments have been booked for first-round shots, but those due for a second shot will be vaccinated as scheduled.)