Publix to offer coronavirus vaccines at Pinellas, Pasco stores
Publixâs vaccination program expands in the Tampa Bay region. But still no word on when Hillsborough stores will be included.
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Publix Super Market at Gulf to Bay Plaza located at 525 S Belcher Road, is seen Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Clearwater. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]
Updated Feb. 3
More Tampa Bay Publix locations will soon offer the coronavirus vaccines to patients 65 and older, the grocery chain announced Tuesday.
Pinellas and Pasco counties have been added to the Lakeland companyâs vaccination program, which offers the Moderna vaccine at select Publix locations.
Florida residents who are 65 or older are eligible and can start reserving appointments online Wednesday starting at 6 a.m. More slots will become available on Friday at 7 a.m. Appointments will begin Thursday and run through Wednesday Feb. 11.
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At a press conference this afternoon, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a collaboration between Publix and the Florida Department of Health to distribute approximately 15,000 doses of the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine to customers ages 65 and older. The vaccine will initially be available at 22 stores in Citrus, Hernando and Marion counties.
“It’s our privilege to work with Governor DeSantis as a distributor of this important vaccine. We’re grateful to play a role in helping to protect the health and well-being of people at risk of serious complications from the coronavirus,” said Publix Vice President of Pharmacy Dain Rusk. “We look forward to a time when everyone who wants a vaccination is able to receive one.”