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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 by Danielle Prieur (WMFE)
Vaccines are available at Lake Eola every Wednesday. Photo: Flickr Creative Commons
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Orange County residents can get vaccinated at Lake Eola every Wednesday starting today.
REMINDER – Free COVID-19 vaccinations are being given at Lake Eola from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. this morning. No appointment needed!
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The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant that hammered the United Kingdom months ago has caused its first known fatality in Orange County, state health officer Dr. Raul Pino revealed Thursday during a press briefing about the coronavirus pandemic.
Orange County opening 4 vaccination sites at recreation centers Share Updated: 10:45 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021 Share Updated: 10:45 PM EDT Apr 29, 2021
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Show Transcript CHANGES ARE COMING TO HOW AND WHERE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE HADAS: THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER HAS PROVIDED SO MANY WITH THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID-19 IN A FEW DAYS, THAT WILL NO LONGER BE AN OPTION. ORANGE COUNTY IS IN THE GRADUAL PROCESS OF LIFTING ITS LOCAL MASK MANDATE, BUT REACHING EACH NEW THRESHOLD DEPENDS ON MANY MORE RESIDENTS GETTING VACCINATED. NOW, THE WAY THE COUNTY IS WORKING TO GET SHOTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC IS CHANGING. THE FINAL DAY TO RECEIVE FIRST DOSES AT THE DRIVE-THRU ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER SITE IS SATURDAY. HADAS: AFTER SATURDAY, THE SITE SWITCHES TO SECOND DOSES ONLY. BUT THERE WILL BE NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GET DOSE NUMBER ONE. FRIDAY, THE COUNTY WILL OPEN A PORTAL ON ITS WEBSITE, WHERE ONE CAN REQUEST A SPECIFIC LOCATION FO