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UF ‘Swamp’ is now mass COVID-19 vaccination site
1,100 senior citizens get vaccines in first of many events
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – One of North Florida’s most recognizable stadiums has changed from filling with fans for Gator games to one of the area’s largest COVID-19 vaccination sites.
On Friday, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium known popularly as “The Swamp” was being used for a COVID-19 vaccine “blitz.” Around 1,100 senior citizens were vaccinated there.
Josette Bishop had been trying for weeks to get her COVID-19 vaccine but had no luck getting an appointment. Friday, the 87 year old got her first shot at immunity.
University of Florida s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to become COVID-19 vaccine site
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the University of Florida (UF) has been home to many Gator games but now, it will be where thousands of people receive COVID-19 vaccines.
UF Health and the Florida Department of Health in Alachua County are working together to vaccinate 1,500 residents 65 and older at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
The residents are said to be registered through the health department and will use their supply of vaccine doses. As more vaccines become available, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium could vaccinate as many as 3,000 people per day.
1,500 to be vaccinated at Ben Hill Griffin stadium Friday
The county health department and UF Health are partnering to vaccinate 1,500 people over 65 Friday as the region works to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The people being vaccinated through that initiative have already signed up for a vaccine through the health department and will receive their doses at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. As more vaccine becomes available, as many as 3,000 people per day could be vaccinated at the location.
UF Health and the county health department also collaborate for vaccines on the University of Florida campus on Hull Road and at Gainesville s Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, on Southeast 11th Street.
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