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Tampaâs University Mall COVID-19 vaccine site clogged by long lines, seniors turned away Some seniors reported waiting hours in line at the state-supported vaccination site. Â Â Motorists wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at the University Mall parking garage in Tampa on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The traffic was backed up for at least one mile onto Fowler Street. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] Updated Feb. 12 TAMPA â Confusion and long lines marred vaccinations Thursday at the state-supported site at University Mall, where people waited for hours and some seniors were turned away before they could get their second dose. The line of idling cars stretched more than two miles at one point, the latest illustration of how Floridaâs vaccine rollout over the past two months has gone awry. The unprecedented logistical challenge to give Floridians access to the vaccines has continuously been hindered by unclear, contradictory o ....