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The health department will offer a first dose of the Moderna vaccine to individuals age 18 and older, with no appointment needed. The specific number of doses available for distribution Tuesday was not immediately available. We’re prepared to serve a good number of individuals, Riley said. We really want to get the message out there to vaccinate.
As of Sunday night, the county s online vaccine portal stopped accepting new registrations for the county s waitlist. The website, register.polk.health, now redirects visitors to Florida Department of Health s main website where people can search for available doses by county or city.
It s really important for people to have a conversation with a friend or someone they trust who has already gotten the vaccine, she said. It s also really important for us to know it s valid to have concerns, questions and worries about this.
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Always be curious. Nuttall said it s best to ask people questions about how they feel toward the COVID-19 vaccines to figure out what concerns or issues they may have. These can range from worries about allergies and side effects to getting time off from work to receive the vaccine. Do not share your opinion before you understand what their concerns are, she said.
Florida has opened the floodgates, allowing all adults who wanted access to a COVID-19 vaccine to seek out a shot, but the number of individuals signing up in Polk County is at a record low.
On average, less than 400 people per day signed up over the past week to receive a COVID shot through Polk s online registration portal at register.polk.health. Roughly 18% of the county s population has been fully vaccinated during the four months since vaccination became available.
Lakeland Regional Health s doctors and physicians have some clues about residents vaccine skepticism, but are often left baffled. Dr. Timothy Regan, LRH s chief medical officer and president of the medical center, said more than 50% of patients won t share their reasons for not getting vaccinated.