FEMA mass vaccination site opens in Orlando, walk-ups encouraged
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Updated: 1:23 PM EST Mar 3, 2021
FEMA mass vaccination site opens in Orlando, walk-ups encouraged
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Updated: 1:23 PM EST Mar 3, 2021
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AND ORLANDO AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND PAUL RIVERA. PAUL: COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN MANY WAYS. YOU DON’T NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO GET A VACCINE HERE. THEY ARE DOING WALK UPS. YOU CAN JUST WALK RIGHT UP AND GET A VACCINE. YOU CAN DO APPOINTMENTS AND THAT’S AVAILABLE ONLINE OR YOU CAN DO IT AT THE SITE HERE. RIGHT BEHIND ME, YOU SEE A BUNCH OF CARS AND TENTS. THAT’S WHERE THE DIFFERENCE CONTINUES. UNLIKE OTHER SITES, THIS IS NOT A DRIVE-THRU SITE. YOU SHOW UP. YOU PARK YOUR CAR AND GET OUT AND THE VACCINATION IS DONE IN A TENT. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FEW MIN IS BE GOING -- BEFORE GOING BACK TO YOUR CAR JUST IN CASE YOU HAVE A BAD REACTION TO THE SHOT. WE SPOKE WITH SOME WHO GOT THEIR VACCINES TODAY. IT THERE WERE MIXED REVIEWS ON FIGURING OUT WHERE TO GO ONCE YOU GET HERE. ONE OF THEM SAYING IT WAS VERY CONFUSING EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE SITE OPENED. THAT BEING SAID, THEY APPRECIATED THE WORK, THE STAFF ARE DOING HERE AND -- THEY APPRECIATED THE WORK THE STAFF ARE DOING HERE AND GETTING THE SHOT WAS A SMOOTH PROCESS AND THEY FEEL GOOD GETTING IT. >> I’M GLAD THAT I HAD IT BECAUSE INITIALLY I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE IT. I WAS WAITING TO SEE WHAT WAS THE REACTION OF THE PUBLIC. >> EMOTIONALLY, I’M EXCITED BECAUSE I CAN NOW OFFER TO MY COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE THAT I NEED TO GIVE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA WITHOUT FEAR OR CONTRADICTION. PAUL: LET’S TALK ABOUT A FEW MORE THINGS. FOR NEWLY ELIGIBLE GROUPS 50 AND OLDER LIKE SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND POLICE OFFICERS YOU WILL NEED PROOF OF EMPLOYMENT. IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT YOU DON’T NEED ONE, BUT YOU CAN LOCK IN YOUR DOSE ONLINE OR SET ONE UP HERE IN PERSON. THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE WHO HAVE MEDICAL CONDITIONS WOULD BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED AT SITES THAT ARE RUN BY FEMA. THE STATE HAS CLEARED UP THE CONFUSION. THEY SAY YES, YOU CAN AT YOUR VACCINE AT ONE OF THESE SITES. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS IN MAJOR CITIES IN FLORIDA. YOU NEED TO FOLLOW THE PROPER STEPS. YOU NEED PROPER DOCUMENTATION. THERE’S A FORM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS ASKING YOU TO FILL OUT SO MAKE SURE YOU COMPLETE THAT. THE SITE HERE IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HEA