Orlando Sentinel

Where shipment of 423K COVID-19 vaccines will go

- By Richard Tribou

Florida will receive 423,750 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government this week, the second week in a row with less supply after the pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccines continues.

Last week, national supply numbers released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated Florida would be in line to receive 549,230 of the initial doses of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. This is the first week that the final numbers from the state Department of Health, which are revealed Fridays after it makes its order from the federal government on Thursdays, were significan­tly different than the numbers HHS puts out earlier in the week, in this case more than 125,000 doses-worth.

Last week, the state reported it would receive 554,370 doses from the federal government, which usually come in Monday-Wednesday.

For this week, the state will allocate 57,760 doses to four counties in Central Florida, down 64,980 from the previous week, and in 10 locations, down from last week’s announced 19 locations. Statewide, locations are down from 209 to just 76 this week.

„ ■ Lake County: 8,190 (down from 15,410). „

■ Orange County: 27,510 (down from 29,790)

„ ■ Osceola County: 8,020 (up from 6,680) „

■ Seminole County: 14,040 (up from 13,100)

The Central Florida sites expecting the most doses are the Orange County Convention Center, Valencia College POD, Lake Square Mall and the Oviedo Mall.

Statewide, Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will each receive 50,310 Pfizer doses and Publix pharmacies will receive 55,000 of the state’s Moderna doses; the retail pharmacy allocation­s are the same each week. The state’s list does not include doses the federal government will distribute directly through its retail partners including Publix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie and CVS.

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