South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Sunday)

WHERE TO GET MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT FOR COVID-19 IN FLORIDA

- By Cindy Kent PlayOurNew­s.com

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 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 850-3449637. 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

WestGatePa­rk,3691 Oswego Ave., West Palm Beach. Broward County

CB Smith Park, 9 0 0 N. Flamingo Road, Pembroke Pines Miami-Dade County Tropical Park, 7 9 0 0 SW 4 0 St., Miami

Elsewhere in Florida

Bonita Springs: Old Bonita Springs Library,26876 PineAvenue,Bonita Springs.

Bradenton: Manatee Memorial Hospital Complex, 2 0 6 Second St. E., Bradenton.

Clearwater: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 4 0 9 S. Old Coachman Road, Clearwater; 9

a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Englewood: Tringali Community Center, 3 4 6 0 N. Access Road, Englewood.

Fort Pierce: Havert L. Fenn Center, 2 0 0 0 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.

Fort Walton Beach. Northwest Florida Fairground­s, 1 9 5 8 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach.

High Springs: Fellowship Church,

16916 NWUSHwy441,High Springs.

Hudson: Fasano Center, 1 1 6 1 1 Denton Ave., Hudson.

Immokalee: Old Dollar General,

1 5 0 0 Lake Trafford Road, Immokalee.

Jacksonvil­le: Jacksonvil­le Public Library, 3 0 4 N. Main St., Jacksonvil­le.

Lakeland: Church at the Mall, 1 0 1 0 E. Memorial Blvd., Lakeland.

Merritt Island: Kiwanis Island Park, 9 5 1 Kiwanis Island Park Road, Merritt Island.

Orlando. Camping World Stadium,

1 Citrus Bowl Place, Orlando. Ormond Beach: Ormond Beach Senior and Neighborho­od Dining Site, 3 5 1 Andrews St., Ormond Beach.

Palm Coast: Daytona State College, Building 3 , 3 0 0 0 Palm Coast Parkway SE, Palm Coast.

Panama City: Bay County Fairground­s, 2 2 3 0 E. 1 5 th Street, Panama City.

Pensacola: Bayview Community Center, 2 0 0 1 E. Lloyd St., Pensacola.

Sebring. Highlands County AgriCivic Center, 4 5 0 9 George Blvd., Sebring.

St. Cloud Community Center,

3 0 0 1 1 7 th St., St. Cloud. Tallahasse­e: Vacant Sears building, 1 5 0 0 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahasse­e.

Tampa: Kings Forest Park, 8 0 0 8 E. Chelsea St., Tampa.

Villages: Barnstorm Theater, 2 7 2 0 Brownwood Blvd., The Villages.

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