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Lake County DOH restarts COVID-19 vaccine program
Less than 24 hours after receiving more than 12,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Lake County branch of the Florida Department of Health vaccinated as many as 1,000 seniors Wednesday in Clermont.
CLERMONT Less than 24 hours after receiving more than 12,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Lake County branch of the Florida Department of Health vaccinated as many as 1,000 seniors Wednesday at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center.
However, while many were pleased the DOH had restarted its vaccination program, which began only last week, the department was also criticized for how the resumption was communicated.
LEESBURG Lake County Commission Chairman Sean Parks released a statement Wednesday evening on the Department of Health in Lake County s COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
It came hours after the DOH restarted its vaccine distribution program, which was met with sharp criticism from residents. Currently, the state is offering vaccines to residents of long-term care facilities, front-line health care workers and seniors. It is imperative that we give our seniors a better experience, Parks wrote. We will continue to escalate your concerns and offer our resources to support DOH-Lake’s efforts.
Last week, the local vaccine distribution program began, but supplies ran short, and it stalled early this week.