Pinellas County
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County says that because of greater “availability of vaccines in the community is ramping down operations at larger county COVID-19 sites.”
To make COVID-19 vaccinations more accessible to all Pinellas residents, large sites in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Park and Largo had been providing thousands of vaccines a week with assistance from the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) and partners in the county’s firefighting/EMS agencies.
Now that vaccines are widely available at pharmacies and other community locations, the larger sites will begin consolidating operations in May.
“The larger sites were there to meet the initial demand for COVID-19 vaccinations and were not intended to be permanent sites,” said Dr. Ulyee Choe, DOH-Pinellas’ Director. “We are grateful to the firefighters and other first responders who were instrumental in serving the community’s needs at these larger site
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First doses of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine will be available May 3-7 at Hillsborough County’s public vaccination site at the Larry Sanders Sports Complex. (Shutterstock)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL First doses of the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine will be available May 3-7 at Hillsborough County s public vaccination site at the Larry Sanders Sports Complex, 5855 S. 78th St. in the Progress Village area.
The drive-thru location will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. An appointment is no longer necessary.
Vaccine eligibility, as prescribed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been expanded statewide through a public health advisory issued April 29 by State Surgeon General Dr. Scott A. Rivkees.
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