JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Counties in the Jacksonville area are beginning to open up appointments for health care workers and individuals ages 65 and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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In many cases, the appointments to get the vaccine need to be made online. Here are the links you need to utilize to make appointments or request the vaccine:
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DUVAL COUNTY
The Florida Department of Health - Duval County announced that new appointments will be added through the online system every Thursday at 5 p.m.
Appointments for vaccines at the Prime Osborn Convention Center can no longer be made by phone. Only online appointments are available.
The link will change each week. To get to the new link, you will need to visit this site: http://duval.floridahealth.gov/alerts.html
HERE IS THE LINK THAT THE DOH SHARED FOR JAN. 14: https://jax.readyop.com/fe/eBiAeQ
In addition to the Florida Department of Health - Duval County, the City of Jacksonville is also offering vaccines. Two senior centers in Duval County have been converted from coronavirus testing to coronavirus vaccination sites.
The Mandarin Senior Center (located at 3848 Hartley Road) and the Lane Wiley Senior Center (located at 6710 Wiley Road) began giving out COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, Jan. 11. For more information on that program, click here.
These city-run sites are funded by the city, which is why only Duval residents are able to get vaccinated there.
However, at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, there is no residency requirement, as this site is federally funded.
CLAY COUNTY
Clay County Emergency Management announced on Thursday a COVID-19 vaccination opportunity via Ascension St. Vincent’s:
Ascension St. Vincent’s is holding a COVID-19 vaccination event for Clay County residents age 65 and older on Monday, January 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
You must be a resident of Clay County, be age 65 or older, and schedule an appointment first by using this link: https://jacksonville-clay-fair.inquicker.com/clay-fair-covid-vaccine/discharge
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Other vaccine opportunities:
Clay County Emergency Management said that when more vaccines become available, they will be given by appointment.
When available, appointments can be made by clicking here: https://www.claycountygov.com/community/emergency-management
ST. JOHNS COUNTY
There are currently no COVID-19 vaccination appointments available, according to the county. St. Johns County recently received an allotment of 500 vaccines from the State of Florida. Registration opened on Thursday, January 14, at 9 a.m. for all 500 vaccination appointments on Friday, January 15.
All of those appointments were filled within 15 minutes, according to the county.
More appointments will become available when the county receive more vaccines from the state.
For more information, you are asked to call the St. Johns County COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline at 904-295-3711 (dial all ten digits), text SJCVACCINE to 888777, or visit www.sjcfl.us/coronavirusvaccinations.
If you or a family member are unable to make an appointment on the website, please call the St. Johns County COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline at 904.295.3711 (dial all ten digits) after 9 a.m. Thursday morning.
NOTE: If you have received your first dose from the Department of Health in St. Johns County, the county said it is in the process of contacting you to schedule a second-dose appointment. If you provided contact information, you should receive a phone call to schedule an appointment in the coming weeks prior to your second dose due date. All second doses will be administered by appointment only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center (1300 Duval Street.)
In addition to St. Johns County’s vaccine program, 14 Publix pharmacy locations in St. Johns County will start to administer a limited number of COVID-19 vaccinations, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during a news conference in Ponte Vedra Beach on Wednesday.
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DeSantis said more information on how to reserve an appointment time will be available at www.publix.com/covidvaccines.
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Columbia County Emergency Management Facebook said individuals 65 years of age and older will be the first ones to be vaccinated.
To submit a request for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, click here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gI_NKEQ8J0uBoM0rA6MbjRpCZIpOR05Luq-wGVyNbeVUQTcyUFFET0tEU0JYSk1VTDBSQVhWRTVZMy4u
NASSAU COUNTY
To make an appointment, you must get a ticket through EventBrite, which allows residents to get a ticket online. Residents will then receive directions by email on how to schedule and where to go.
To get a ticket for an appointment, click here: https://www.onenassau.com/covid-19-vaccine-appointments/
PUTNAM COUNTY
The Florida Department of Health in Putnam County has released an online form to request your COVID-19 vaccination if you are 65 years of age and older, or a healthcare worker in direct contact with COVID patients.
To submit a request for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, click here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=gI_NKEQ8J0uBoM0rA6MbjRpCZIpOR05Luq-wGVyNbeVUQTcyUFFET0tEU0JYSk1VTDBSQVhWRTVZMy4
CAMDEN & GLYNN COUNTIES
Appointments for a vaccine are not currently available, but residents can go to covid19.gachd.org and register to be notified when appointments open back up. Registering online does not guarantee a vaccination appointment; it simply gives the Georgia Department of Health’s Coastal Health District a way to notify residents when the appointment process is back underway: https://covid19.gachd.org/notification-list-for-covid-19-vaccine-scheduling/
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NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE NOT RELEASED ONLINE LINKS TO REQUEST A VACCINE OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING LINKS YOU CAN USE TO GET MORE INFORMATION:
BAKER COUNTY
http://baker.floridahealth.gov/events/2021/01/COVID.html
BRADFORD & UNION COUNTIES
https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/covid-19-vaccines-in-florida/
CHARLTON, WARE, BRANTLEY, PIERCE COUNTIES
https://www.sehdph.org/interested-in-receiving-your-covid-19-vaccine/
