How to find COVID-19 vaccine sites in Florida for anyone 12 and older
Vaccine shots in Florida available to 12 years old and up
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021, file photo, Florida seniors have their temperatures taken before receiving the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Health System in Miami. COVID-19 hospitalizations are plunging among older Americans. The falling numbers show the countrys vaccination strategy is working, pushing deaths lower and easing pressure on the frayed hospital system. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
This story was first published Dec. 28, 2020 and is updated daily with the latest coronavirus vaccine information for Central Florida.
U.S. Rep. Murphy partners with Seminole Co. for mobile COVID vaccine site
Mobile vaccination site in Seminole County to help underserved communities
A mobile vaccination site in Seminole County will offer the Pfizer vaccine to residents 16 and older on Tuesday.
SANFORD, Fla. - Seminole County is partnering with U.S. Representative Stephanie Murphy to host a mobile COVID-19 vaccine site in Sanford on Tuesday, April 6.
Staff at Iglesia Vida Nueva will be administering the Pfizer vaccine to people 16 and older by appointment only. A parent or legal guardian must accompany 16 and 17 year-olds.
The Seminole County Office of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health in Seminole said the vaccination site is a continuation of the county’s initiative to reach communities that may be transportation-disadvantaged or hesitant to receive a vaccine.
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Seminole County is offering more flexible hours at one of its vaccination sites. The Sanford Civic Center will be open to administer the vaccine to those eligible through Thursday. Hours are 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Seminole County giving COVID-19 vaccinations at places of worship
By Amanda McKenzie and FOX 35 News Staff
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Seminole County officials discuss vaccine distribution at local churches and congregations.
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - Seminole County is making strides to expand its COVID-19 vaccination operation to underserved areas by partnering with local places of worship.
For example, on Monday, seniors due for their second COVID-19 shot arrived at the East Coast Believers Church in Oviedo. It is one of many faith-based facilities offering up their space a few times a month. Some people with tears in their eyes said, thank you so much for hosting the vaccination site here. Some of them said, I haven’t been out of my house for months. This is the first time I’ve been out for a vaccination. So, for us, as a church, it gives us great happiness and joy that people in our community are being helped and they are feeling blessed by being here, Pastor Ray DuBo