May 3, 2021
THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER.
The Florida Department of Emergency Management is offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine until 6:00 today in Walnut Hill.
The is at the Walnut Hill Community Center at 7850 Highway 97, near the Walnut Hill Fire Station. Any Florida resident age 18 and older is eligible. A proof of residency must be provided. The event will return in three weeks for the second dose.
Editor’s note: The Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine was originally scheduled for this event, but Pfizer is being offered instead.
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J&J Shots Coming Back to Federally-Supported Vaccination Sites
Federally-supported vaccination sites in the state of Florida will resume administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine starting tomorrow, April 25th.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management said sites will open at 7 a.m. and will have the capacity to administer 3,000 doses of the vaccine every day.
The announcement comes after officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson s single-dose shot Friday. Scientific advisers to the CDC decided the vaccine s benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood clot.
(1/4) Federally-supported vaccination sites will resume the use of the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine tomorrow, April 25 at 7 a.m. Each site will have the capacity to administer up to 3,000 doses per day. More info below ⬇️ FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) April 24, 2021