South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

Where to get monoclonal antibody treatments

- By Cindy Kent

Monoclonal antibody clinics for COVID-19 are available throughout Florida. People who are 12 and older and at high risk, and who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19, are eligible for this treatment. Treatment is free and patients’ vaccinatio­n status does not matter.

Florida has a standing order signed by the state’s surgeon general that makes this treatment available without a prescripti­on or referral if administer­ed by an eligible health care provider; referrals and prescripti­ons can be used at other health care providers. The monoclonal antibody treatment delivered at the state-sponsored

clinics is free to patients.

This treatment does not replace vaccines to prevent COVID-19. It does, however, help reduce the severity of the infection once a person gets a positive COVID test.

For more informatio­n, call

850-344-9637. To make an appointmen­t, visit floridahea­lthcovid19. gov.

The Florida Department of Health clinics listed are open 9

a.m.-5 p.m. daily unless otherwise noted.

Palm Beach County

West Gate Park, 3691 Oswego Ave., West Palm Beach.

Broward County

CB Smith Park, 900 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines

Miami-Dade County

Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40 St., Miami

Elsewhere in Florida

Bonita Springs: Old Bonita Springs Library, 26876 Pine Avenue, Bonita Springs.

Bradenton: Manatee Memorial Hospital Complex, 206 Second St. E., Bradenton.

Clearwater: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 409 S. Old Coachman Road, Clearwater; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Englewood: Tringali Community Center, 3460 N. Access Road, Englewood.

Fort Pierce: Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.

Fort Walton Beach. Northwest Florida Fairground­s, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach.

High Springs: Fellowship Church, 16916 NW US Hwy 441, High Springs.

Hudson: Fasano Center, 11611 Denton Ave., Hudson.

Immokalee: Old Dollar General,

1500 Lake Trafford Road, Immokalee.

Jacksonvil­le: Jacksonvil­le Public Library, 304 N. Main St., Jacksonvil­le.

Lakeland: Church at the Mall,

1010 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland. Merritt Island: Kiwanis Island Park, 951 Kiwanis Island Park Road, Merritt Island.

Orlando. Camping World Stadium, 1 Citrus Bowl Place, Orlando.

Ormond Beach: Ormond Beach

Senior and Neighborho­od Dining Site, 351 Andrews St., Ormond Beach.

Palm Coast: Daytona State College, Building 3, 3000 Palm Coast Parkway SE, Palm Coast.

Panama City: Bay County Fairground­s, 2230 E. 15th Street, Panama City.

Pensacola: Bayview Community Center, 2001 E. Lloyd St., Pensacola.

Sebring. Highlands County Agri-Civic Center, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring.

St. Cloud Community Center, 3001 17th St., St. Cloud.

Tallahasse­e: Vacant Sears building, 1500 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahasse­e.

Tampa: Kings Forest Park, 8008 E. Chelsea St., Tampa.

Villages: Barnstorm Theater, 2720 Brownwood Blvd., The Villages.

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