As of Tuesday afternoon, Sarasota County has distributed 2,800 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to front line health care workers and seniors age 65 and older.
The county received 4,900 vaccines from the state and has plans to exhaust that number by Thursday afternoon. Two clinics are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday where approximately 800 people will receive the vaccine each day.
County officials can administer about 100 vaccines an hour, Steve Huard, Florida Department of Health Sarasota Health Officer public information officer, said.
How to get the vaccine:
Availability: No new appointments were available as of Tuesday afternoon.
How to register: Visit Sarasota.FloridaHealth.gov and click on “Schedule Vaccine Appointments.” For more information call 861-2900.