Manatee County leaves vaccine distribution to pharmacies, focuses on hurricane season
Kimberly Kuzion reports
BRADENTON, Fla. - Since December, Manatee County has put 160,000 COVID-19 vaccines into people s arms. They ve been on the front lines. They were eager to get out and start vaccinating the community, we thought we’d be in this a lot longer, Manatee County s public safety director, Jacob Saur said.
But demand has waned at country-run vaccine sites. As the age for vaccinations was lowered, and the number of pharmacies offering the vaccine has increased, Saur said demand decreased. It s much more convenient for those that are in the community to go to their local pharmacy, physicians are starting to get it as well. We want to keep up the message, that you should get vaccinated, he said.
UpdatedSat, Jan 16, 2021 at 12:08 am ET
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PINELLAS COOUNTY, FL Preregistration for COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone 65 and older re-opens today, Friday, Jan. 15, following a new shipment of 10,000 doses from the State of Florida. Appointments start early next week and are expected to fill quickly.
Appointments are mandatory to get the vaccine and can be scheduled online through the new CDR HealthPro™ portal starting at 10 a.m. at www.patientportalfl.com.
The appointments are expected to be booked very quickly, and residents who are unable to book theirs on Friday may sign up on the portal for alerts when the next State shipment arrives. There are no vaccines available for residents without appointments, and there is no waiting list.