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Monday marked the first day anyone 16 and older could get vaccinated in Florida. The eligibility expansion brought an overwhelming turnout to the FEMA site at Valencia College s West Campus. The line was the longest we ve ever seen it here at Valencia, FEMA spokesman CJ Prudhom said.The site was providing 3,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine. By 1:15 p.m. they had reached capacity for those doses. People getting in line were told unless they were at the site for a second dose, they would have to come back another day.A big change is coming to the site on Tuesday however. The FEMA vaccination site will only offer Johnson & Johnson for first doses and will continue to offer Pfizer only to those needing a second dose. That means 16 and 17 year old s, who have only been approved to receive the Pfizer vaccine, will no longer be able to get a first dose at the FEMA site.Amanda Fernandez, 17, and her mother were among those turned away on Monday. They hope to get Amanda an appoint
Portal open now for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Orange County Convention Center
Site increases capacity to 4,000 shots per day
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The portal to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Orange County Convention Center opened Tuesday morning with the site’s new expanded capacity.
The portal opened at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and will close when all the appointments are filled. This marks the second time that slots have been made available to those 16 and up. During the last time, which was on Friday, more than 9,000 appointments were filled in about 45 minutes.
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The convention center site is now providing 4,000 shots per day, up from 3,000, Monday through Saturday.
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All adults can now get inoculated at a pharmacy, state or county-run location. Pfizer doses are available to 16- and 17-year-olds at OCCC and the FEMA-run vaccine site at Valencia College’s West Campus.