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George Calderon looked around the room as he waited Tuesday to get his vaccine for the COVID-19 virus. The Immokalee resident of 48 years didn’t recognize anyone from the rural farmworker community in eastern Collier County getting the shot in a shopping plaza off Lake Trafford Road. But it didn’t bother the 72-year-old, who said his wife made him the appointment for his first dose of the Moderna vaccine. The state Department of Health in Collier County announced last week it received 3,500 doses and opted for a streamlined approach of requiring advanced appointments for people 65 and older and frontline health care workers only. ....