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Publix pharmacies are now allowing customers to walk in without an appointment and get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Already CVS, Walgreens, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, and Sam s Club allow walk-ins for COVID-19 vaccines. Now Publix joins the list. But appointments are still recommended as retailers can only accommodate walk-ins if there is enough vaccine supply. Leon County Health Department spokesperson Pam Saulsby said supply for the vaccine has outstripped demand. Many vaccine providers are having to come up with new ways to vaccinate the hard to reach and the hesitant. As much as demand is falling, DOH Leon believes there are still people who very much want to get it but have not been able to, Saulsby said in a statement to WFSU.
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Severe weather across the country has slowed COVID-19 vaccine shipments into the state, postponing appointments scheduled in Bay County.
Second dose appointments scheduled through the Florida Department of Health in Bay County on Friday, Feb. 19 have been pushed back by one week due inclement weather delaying vaccine shipments, according to a recent press release.
Residents may reschedule second dose appointments on Friday, Feb. 26.
“DOH-Bay utilizes all doses received within seven days and because of this we do not have enough doses on hand for these scheduled appointments, Sandon Speedling, who leads the department, wrote in the release.
Health officials say the second shot can be administered more than 28 days after the first dose, meaning the delay shouldn’t reduce the vaccine’s effectiveness.
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