Only those with pre-registered appointments can get the vaccine Wednesday.
To register for Sacred Heart s vaccinations, residents can sign up at Ascension s website, getsacredheartcare.com, once it is available. The website was not available for sign-ups as of Monday afternoon, and hospital staff did not know when it will be available.
Appointments can be made by calling Santa Rosa County s citizen info line at 850-983-INFO, but due to an overwhelming call volume, staff have asked that residents wait for the Ascension website to go live to register online.
Additionally, the Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has 2,800 vaccines available and will begin vaccinating people at the Milton Community Center starting on Tuesday and continuing through Friday. That vaccination event also is open to any U.S. resident 65 or older, not just Santa Rosa County residents. To register for those vaccines, call 850-983-INFO.
December 31, 2020
The number of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations has nearly doubled in the past month in Escambia County.
On November 30, there were 130 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in the county; that number was 205 on December 30.
The numbers in the graph indicate daily hospitalizations in Escambia County and are provided daily by Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, Baptist Hospital and West Florida Hospital. The daily numbers are not cumulative.
Data source/graphic: City of Pensacola.
The vaccine will be administered at the county Health Department s Coastal Branch clinic at 361 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. Vaccinations will be administered from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Jan. 6 and continuing through Jan. 15.
The Department of Health in Okaloosa County will also began offering vaccination on Wednesday, however all vaccination appointment slots at DOH-Okaloosa are already full.
The Health Department received its initial doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week, with those doses allocated initially for critical health care workers and subsequently earmarked for people 65 years of age and older.
The vaccines delivered to Walton County are from Moderna, an American biotechnology company.
Supply is limited: Governor DeSantis gives details on statewide COVID-19 vaccinations
One week ago, DeSantis announced the signing of an executive order to ensure senior citizens are the top priority when it comes to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: First Coast News Staff, Casey Feindt Published: 7:02 AM EST December 30, 2020 Updated: 1:00 PM EST December 30, 2020
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Delray Beach on Wednesday morning detailing the initial phase of the state s COVID-19 vaccination plan.
He said that while some counties in Florida were already offering the vaccine for those 65 years of age and above, the overall available supply would dictate how many shots would be offered in this preliminary inoculation phase.
Supply is limited: Governor DeSantis gives details on statewide COVID-19 vaccinations
One week ago, DeSantis announced the signing of an executive order to ensure senior citizens are the top priority when it comes to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: First Coast News Staff, Casey Feindt Published: 7:02 AM EST December 30, 2020 Updated: 1:00 PM EST December 30, 2020
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Delray Beach on Wednesday morning detailing the initial phase of the state s COVID-19 vaccination plan.
He said that while some counties in Florida were already offering the vaccine for those 65 years of age and above, the overall available supply would dictate how many shots would be offered in this preliminary inoculation phase.