âPlan ahead, arrive earlyâ: Pinellas County hosts walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Elizabeth Fry reports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - On Saturday, Pinellas County hosted walk-up vaccination clinics at three different locations across the county. With no appointment needed to get the vaccine, the lines filled up fast.
Over at the Community Health Centers of Pinellas in Clearwater, staff told FOX 13 they had 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine to distribute. The doors were scheduled to open at 9 a.m. However, people were in line as early as 5:30 a.m. to make sure they would be able to receive the vaccine.
By the time the doors opened, the line was wrapped around the building. People were not turned away and were allowed to wait to see if there would be a dose available for them, but many people decided to leave the line due to the limited number of vaccines available and the long line of people ahead of them.