Polk County teachers have a growing list of opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including the county s first clinic on Saturday.
Polk County Public Schools announced it is working in conjunction with Florida Department of Health in Polk County to host a vaccination clinic Saturday morning for teachers age 50 and older. The event is by appointment only and will be held at Lake Region High, 1995 Thunder Road in Eagle Lake.
It s been 11 days since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed executive orders to extend vaccination priority to law enforcement officers, firefighters and teachers age 50 and older.
Teddra Porteous, the school district’s associate superintendent of Human Resources Services, told The Ledger an email was sent to all staff members to provide instructions on how to sign up for an appointment. An invitation to be vaccinated also was extended to the county s private and charter schools, Porteous said.
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CVS is offering the COVID-19 vaccine in more communities since initially opening appointments in Virginia on Feb. 12. (Emily Leayman/Patch)
VIRGINIA CVS has significantly increased the number of locations that are administering COVID-19 vaccinations in Virginia and other states.
CVS locations in 64 Virginia communities are offering vaccine scheduling, up from 33 communities when the company began offering vaccine appointments on Feb. 12. Vaccine appointments are available to people 65 and older, as well as K-12 teachers, daycare and preschool workers, and staff.
CVS is part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership Program for COVID-19 vaccines, collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, and 21 national pharmacy partners. In Virginia, CVS and Safeway have their own appointment scheduling systems, while other pharmacies are helping health departments work on their own vaccine wait lists.
The other dilemma is that many states and vaccine providers don t have reliable registries to connect people with appointments in a timely manner. Even the CDC s new Vaccine Finder website only shows which pharmacies have vaccine shipments, rather than clue people into when those locations actually have appointments available to book.
At every turn, it s a race against demand to hit a moving target.
The process remains so finicky that volunteer vaccine angels across the country are doing the time-consuming work of tracking down appointments online for those who are eligible but lack the time and technology skills to get something firm on a calendar. Others have formed Facebook groups to offer technical tips and guidance on vaccine appointment scheduling.
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