All adults in Florida will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine starting April 5
Florida is lowering the minimum ago to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to 40 starting March 29 and starting Monday, April 5, all adults 18 and up will be eligible to receive the vaccine, Florida Goc. Ron DeSantis announced today.
Currently, those 50 and older, long-term care facility residents and staff, healthcare personnel with direct parent contact, K-12 school employees ages 50 and older, sworn law enforcement ages 50 and older, firefighters 50 and older and those with high vulnerability are able to make appointments for the vaccine. The Orange County Convention Center is has lowered the age to 40 already.
People who want to pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine can do so at MyVaccine.fl.gov Once you sign up at that site, you will be contacted with the vaccine is available in your area.
Disney World unions have been asking for the age in the state to be lowered so theme park workers who interact with thousands of people a day can receive the vaccination. This will help.
In addition to FEMA sites set up, according to the governor’s office vaccine shots are available at 150 CVS locations, 125 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, more than 70 Winn Dixie locations, soon-to-be more than 600 Walgreens pharmacies and every Publix pharmacy in the state.
