Tampaâs University Mall COVID-19 vaccine site clogged by long lines, seniors turned away
Some seniors reported waiting hours in line at the state-supported vaccination site.
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Motorists wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at the University Mall parking garage in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The traffic was backed up for at least one mile onto Fowler Street. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 12
TAMPA â Confusion and long lines marred vaccinations Thursday at the state-supported site at University Mall, where people waited for hours and some seniors were turned away before they could get their second dose.
The line of idling cars stretched more than two miles at one point, the latest illustration of how Floridaâs vaccine rollout over the past two months has gone awry. The unprecedented logistical challenge to give Floridians access to the vaccines has continuously been hindered by unclear, contradictory or changing distribution
Posted By Colin Wolf on Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 3:11 PM click to enlarge Photo by Kimberly DeFalco After massive crowds of mostly maskless people flooded the streets after the Bucs historic Super Bowl win last night, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor defended the city’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and argued that the majority of people she saw were “doing the right thing.” Speaking at a press conference Monday morning, Castor said that despite the overwhelming amount of videos, photos, press reports and eyewitness accounts of maskless crowds, she was in fact proud of the City of Tampa’s efforts.