South Florida Sun-Sentinel Palm Beach (Sunday)
Seniors can sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine, though it could take months.
Seniors eager for COVID-19 vaccines have endured crashed websites and busy phone lines while trying to book their appointments across South Florida. But keep trying.
Here is a list of places where you can sign up for a vaccine, even though it could take months to get one. Spots are opening up only as vaccine doses become available.
Broward County
Drive-thru sites: The Florida Department of Health in Broward has opened a number of drive-thrus for anyone 65 or older. Appointments and a photo ID are required. Appointments are available at www.browardcovidvaccine.com. Vaccines are free or charge. The sites are:
Tradewinds Park, 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek.
Vista View Park, 4001 SW 142 Ave.
Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84.
Holiday Park, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale.
Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, 3700 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill.
Three to five other other locations will open within the next two weeks, according to Broward Mayor Steve Geller.
Memorial Healthcare System:
Memorial stopped taking appointments because of overwhelming response. Keep checking www. mhs.net. A “MyChart” portal is available to current Memorial patients to make an appointment electronically at https://mychart.mhs.net/mychart. Otherwise, call 954-276-4340 weekdays to register.
Cleveland Clinic Florida:
Reservations ended once the vaccine supply was gone. Check www.clevelandclinicflorida.org for updates.
Holy Cross Health: The Fort Lauderdale hospital has started to vaccinate a limited number of its own patients and will offer vaccines to other seniors “as soon as possible,” said hospital spokeswoman Christine Walker. Check www.holycross.com/covidvaccine or call 954-267-7600.
Broward Health: The hospital system stopped accepting appointments after they were booked through February. There is no website to check or phone number to call for now. When slots open, the vaccination site will be given only to people with appointments.
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County has no drivethru sites yet. People 65 and older can get appointments by emailing the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach at chd50feedback@ flhealth.gov. Include your name, phone number and date of birth. Vaccines will not be given without an appointment, and no sites have been announced.
Miami-Dade County
Baptist Health South Florida: Baptist on Friday began offering appointments but soon booked more than 13,000 and stopped accepting sign-ups. Keeping checking baptisthealth-coronavirus.com/en/vaccine for available appointments.
Hard Rock Stadium: A drivethru site opened Friday. Registration began at 8 a.m. There are currently 1,000 appointments available per day, over the next seven days. Walk-ins are not allowed. To register, call 1-888499-0840.
Mount Sinai Medical Center: Mount Sinai is providing vaccines to Miami-Dade County residents who are 75 or older. Call 305-6742312.
Jackson Health System:
Miami-Dade’s public hospital network has started vaccines for seniors at three locations.
Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center, 1611 NW 12 Ave., Miami.
Jackson South Medical Center, 9333 SW 152 St., Miami.
North Dade Health Center, 16555 NW 25 Ave., Opa-locka.
Check www.safeatjackson.org for appointments.