Seniors in Lee County begin getting callbacks for second vaccine dose
Published: January 15, 2021 10:17 PM EST
Updated: January 15, 2021 11:17 PM EST
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Some people receiving the coronavirus vaccine through Lee County were excited Friday to get a call to schedule their appointment to receive a second dose.
We have kept in touch with a couple from the beginning of their journey to get the second dose, from the concern, the waiting and now the joy.
The Goldmans waited all day for one call.
“I answered so many spam calls today,” Steven Goldman said while laughing.
Just after 6 p.m. the call they hoped for arrived a call that signaled a step toward freedom. The Goldmans got their second dose appointments for the same day and time to finish what they started.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he wants to limit vaccine doses to people living within city limits
Suarez asked the city manager and attorney take all legal steps necessary to prevent nonresidents from getting vaccines before the elderly and high-risk
Local leaders say they cannot turn anyone away because of residency because there is no statewide residency requirement
Gov Ron DeDantis (R) discouraged people from flying down to Florida but said reports of tourists and day-trippers getting shots were exaggerated
It comes as real estate moguls Bill and David Mack reportedly helped get their friends jabs at a retirement home chaired by David
Vaccination appointments for an estimated additional 1,800 people were allocated within minutes today when the newly upgraded reservation line call center reope
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9,000 doses of COVID vaccine expected to be administered this week
By Staff | Jan 13, 2021
The Florida Department of Health and Lee County Government estimate 9,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered this week to frontline healthcare workers and seniors 65 and older.
Through last week, more than 11,000 individuals will have been vaccinated at Lee County sites open to the public. Additionally, FDOH-Lee has vaccinated many medical workers at separate sites since the vaccination became available here in December. This number of individuals does not include vaccinations issued by other entities such as Lee Health.
Vaccination appointments for an estimated additional 1,800 people were allocated within minutes today when the newly upgraded reservation line call center reope