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There were long lines of cars on Monday at the COVID-19 vaccination site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The drive-thru site requires appointments.
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WESTVIEW, Fla. – Monica Carres said she had been waiting since January to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The 60-year-old teacher finally got her turn on Monday.
She drove from West Palm Beach to Miami Dade College North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave., in Westview. The site doesn’t require appointments.
“Seniors are at home more. we have to go out and work,” Carres said.
Mike Jachles, a spokesman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said there are more vaccines available now that Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded eligibility to people who are age 60 and older.
“We have the mechanism in place to handle the capacity,” Jachles said. “From the time you are in line to the time you get the shot, it should be about seven minutes.”