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Meridian Barriers protect growing lines of seniors waiting for COVID-19 vaccination.
SENIORS KEPT SAFE WHILE WAITING FOR IMMUNIZATION
The police needed to quickly set up a secure area for the people who had heard about the opportunity to get vaccinated and started arriving in large numbers.” Meridian CEO Peter Whitford
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, January 14, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ In Jacksonville, Florida they needed to quickly set up a safe pedestrian zone for the hundreds of people arriving at a newly created vaccination center, and Meridian Rapid Defense Group provided the solution.
Jacksonville fire department brought in their Archer mobile anti-vehicle barriers built and supplied by Meridian. Hours before opening time, lines stretched from Lane Wiley Center on the Westside and snaked off into the nearby playground. The barriers were set up in minutes on surrounding roads, effectively blocking vehicles from moving anywhere near the growing crowd.
Hundreds of people waited hours for their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:27 PM EST January 11, 2021 Updated: 7:01 PM EST January 11, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Before sunrise, many people lined up outside the Lane Wiley Center on the Westside, although officials encouraged the public to wait until an hour before vaccines started.
The line stretched into the nearby Lane Wiley playground, and many were questioning if the city could have rolled out the vaccines more efficiently.
Several people stood, many brought folding chairs, books and newspapers to wait for the vaccine.
City staff handed out blue tickets which might as well be golden to seniors getting the COVID-19 vaccine.