Here’s where seniors can sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine

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 drivethrus for anyone age 65 or older. Appointments and a photo ID are required. No new appointments are currently available. Vaccines are free of charge.

The sites, where you already must have an appointment before showing up, 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.

Overflow appointments, which pertain to people who had appointments elsewhere and are being redirected, are at the southwest entrance of Coral Square Mall, at the intersection of University Drive and Atlantic Boulevard in Coral Springs. This is a park-and-walk-up site, not a drive-thru. County officials said 40,000 people are currently on the list awaiting vaccination appointments.

There is more to come, including a new site at a county park in Hollywood.

Memorial Healthcare System: Memorial opened

5,000 appointments Jan.

13 for a walk-up site at two locations but callers were told the spots were full in 45 minutes. Continue to monitor https://www. mhs.net/patients-visitors/coronavirus-disease/

covid-19-vaccination for new openings.

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,” according to a hospital spokeswoman. Check www.holy-cross. com/covidvaccine or call

954-267-7600. Broward Health: Broward Health opened its website Jan. 11 for vaccines for seniors, paramedics, and doctors and dentists without hospital privileges as well as their office staff at the Inter Miami CF Stadium at Lockhart Park, at 1350 NW

55 St. in Fort Lauderdale. On Jan. 13, it suspended new appointment requests “as our schedulers work to process the more than 56,000 requests received in the past 48 hours.” Seniors should check BrowardHealth.org for updates on when new appointment requests will resume. Anyone who needs to cancel or reschedule their appointment should complete the form at BrowardHealth. org/COVIDReschedule.People must register in advance at BrowardHealth.org, then click on “To request a COVID-19 vaccination click here” to complete and submit the vaccination request form.

Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County: The county has no drivethru sites yet. People 65 and older can place themselves in the queue to 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.

Veterans: Military veterans of all ages who are essential workers can get their vaccine on a walk-in basis over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, from Jan. 16 through Jan. 18, at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, 7305 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

All veterans must be eligible to receive care at the VA to get the vaccine.

Eligible veterans include those employed as firefighters, police officers, corrections officers, food and agricultural workers, United States Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers, public transit workers, and those who work in the educational sector, such as teachers, support staff, and daycare workers. Veterans must bring proof of employment and discharge paperwork.

Veteran seniors age 75 and older are also eligible.

The vaccines will be given 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan

16 and Jan. 17; and 8 a.m. to

4 p.m. Jan. 18. There will be 1,000 doses available each day.

Fire Rescue: Various cities in Palm Beach County opened online registration on Jan. 14 to give as much as 200 vaccines each to seniors, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens. The spots were quickly filled. In Delray Beach, officials said they hope to have more vaccines in the future and residents can sign up for “Code Red” alerts at http://delraybeachfl.gov/ prepared.

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade County: Miami-Dade County opened 2,000 slots for seniors Jan. 11 but they were full almost instantly. Continue to check here for appointments: miamidade.gov/vaccine.

Baptist Health South Florida: Baptist on Jan.

8 began offering appointments but soon booked more than 13,000 and stopped accepting signups. Keeping checking baptisthealth-coronavirus.com/en/vaccine for available appointments.

Hard Rock Stadium: A drive-thru site opened Jan. 8 and pledged to book

1,000 appointments per day for a week. All slots are currently full. Residents can monitor 1-888499-0840.

Mount Sinai Medical Center: Mount Sinai is providing vaccines to Miami-Dade County residents who are 75 or older. Call 305-674-2312.

Jackson Health System: Miami-Dade’s public hospital network is not currently taking new appointments for vaccines. Check www. safeatjackson.org for appointment updates.

When vaccines resume it will be 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.