2/12/2021
Florida Department of Health Provides Week Nine Updates on Florida’s Vaccination Efforts Under Governor DeSantis’ Leadership
Florida Continues to Add COVID-19 Vaccination Sites Statewide through Strategic Partnerships~
Today, the Florida Department of Health issued an update on the progress of the state s vaccination efforts, as well as its weekly COVID-19 update. The State of Florida is in its ninth week of vaccine distribution and is continuing to increase vaccine access statewide.
Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, the state continues to develop proactive strategies to increase vaccine access to Florida’s seniors.
This week, Governor DeSantis announced the expansion of COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state of Florida through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program sites began offering COVID-19 vaccines Friday, February 12 across 52 counties.
People wait for hours at packed state-supported vaccination site in Tampa
On both Thursday and Friday, a packed state vaccination site in Tampa left people waiting for hours to get their dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, even forcing some people to leave altogether rather than get their shot.
By: McKenna King , Mary O Connell
Posted at 7:22 PM, Feb 11, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-12 17:12:10-05
TAMPA, Fla. â Friday was another long day of waiting for people trying to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the state vaccination site in Tampa.
People who had appointments to receive either their first or second dose of the shot waited several hours to get it.
We have listed advice below on how to go about securing your second appointment in South Florida. This guidance will likely change and we'll continue to update this post as we receive new information.