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Tampa Bayâs mass vaccination sites wind down as rollout hits new phase
The focus shifts to reaching those who have been unable or unwilling to get COVID-19 shots. âWeâre not done yet.â
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Nurse Esther Martineau, left, administers a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot to Nelsida Fuenmayor, of Tampa, on Tuesday at the federally-run Tampa Greyhound Track site. The site is giving its last shot on May 25. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
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The waning demand for COVID-19 vaccines can clearly be seen at the federally supported site at the Tampa Greyhound Track.
Gone are the five lanes that used to be filled with cars of people awaiting shots during the busy morning rushes. Now people can simply drive up and park and walk right in, no matter the time of day.
Thousands more waited in digital lines for their number to come up in county-run vaccine pools.
But for some lucky Floridians, getting a vaccine was as easy as hopping in their golf carts and rolling down to the clubhouse.
Pop-up clinics offering exclusive vaccine access sprouted at country clubs and a long list of golf course communities stretching from Delray Beach to Lakeland and Ocala. Special clinics also dotted the west coast, from the Tampa exurbs to Naples, where shots were given at a clubhouse in a community with two private beaches and homes that have sold for more than $14 million. A pair of yacht clubs in Martin County and the Florida Keys even secured special vaccine access.
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Teachers, staff line up for vaccinations in Hillsborough County
Teachers, staff received vaccinations in Hillsborough County
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TAMPA, Fla. â When it comes to grading the vaccination process in Hillsborough County, Nicole Leonick gives it an A.
âIt was so quick. Normally, I hate getting shots. But it was just so quick and easy. I was like wait, we re done? Weâre good? Ok, she said.
Leonick has been teaching second and third graders from Booker T. Washington Elementary online from her home. But she says after she gets the second shot, sheâll be ready to return to the classroom.