Central Florida counties adapt vaccine strategy adding mobile sites, more walk up locations
Larger sites still in operation but mobile, walk-up locations offer accessible alternatives
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – News 6 traveled to different counties in Central Florida Friday to learn how counties are adapting to better help their communities quickly get the coronavirus vaccine.
For those in Osceola County, the Florida Department of Health said 65th Infantry Veterans Park and Chambers Park Community Center are two sites that offer walk-ups with no appointments needed.
Both sites are open to the public, Monday through Sunday, according to the Health Department.
Centro Cristiano Dios De Pactos Church is the Florida Department of Health’s main site in Osceola County and it is also open to the public but does require an appointment.
Mobile vaccine site coming to Poinciana
Area residents can get their shots at Mary Jane Arrington Gym and Aquatic Center
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OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – FEMA will open a satellite vaccine site in Poinciana on Thursday.
Crews will be administering shots at Mary Jane Arrington Gym and Aquatic Center at 625 Country Club Drive as a ‘spoke site.’ Spoke sites are intended to target minority communities who may struggle to have access to a coronavirus vaccine.
The site can provide up to 500 doses a day to area residents. Shots will be administered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are not necessary, but people are encouraged to pre-register online at commvax.patientportalfl.com.
Florida has administered over 4.3 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine. So where have all of those doses gone? In early February, WESH 2 News tracked the vaccine path through information from local health officials. This week, after submitting a public records request earlier in the month, WESH 2 News obtained lists from the Florida Division of Emergency Management showing where the vaccines have gone. Here are the takeaways:THE FIRST BATCHThe first batch of doses that Florida received from the federal government were Pfizer vaccines. The state received 179,400 doses in mid-December and FDEM data shows those vaccines went to these six counties first: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange and Pinellas. The vaccines were distributed to five pilot hospitals, county health departments, pharmacies and strike teams to help in long-term care facilities. The next batch the state received were 367,900 Moderna doses. Data shows those vaccines went to over 170 hospitals that
A new, permanent vaccine site offering up to 200 inoculations a day is coming to the Kissimmee Community Center in Osceola County, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.