ORLANDO, Fla. — Walmart has mistakenly started making appointments for extremely vulnerable people under 65, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith said.
🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚨 We’ve just found out that @Walmart mistakenly opened up COVID vaccines to under 65 with co-morbidities and are halting appointments for that group. We demanded they honor already booked appointments and I’ve been assured by the state THEY WILL BE HONORED!
— Rep. Carlos G Smith (@CarlosGSmith) February 11, 2021
This is for Florida only!
— Rep. Carlos G Smith (@CarlosGSmith) February 11, 2021
Though Walmart is vaccinating extremely vulnerable people under 65 in other states, Florida officials have said that only hospitals can vaccinate those people.
However, those extremely vulnerable people who did already make appointments with Walmart stores in Florida will still be able to get their doses, Guillermo Smith said.
But, @CarlosGSmith says those extremely vulnerable people who did get appointments with @Walmart - those appointments will be honored. REPEAT, those people will get their doses. @WFTV #wftv
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) February 11, 2021
Just got this email from @FLSERT confirming the mistake, too. BUT... I’m asking if @GovRonDeSantis will CHANGE the executive order to allow pharmacies to vaccinate people with comorbidities. @WFTV #WFTV @CarlosGSmith #COVID19 #vaccine pic.twitter.com/JpwtnQMO0h
— Megan Cruz (@MeganWFTV) February 11, 2021
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Florida home health care workers and some people deemed medically vulnerable under age 65 are eligible to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Walmart stores.
Those who sign up for the appointments through the chain’s website are required to bring proof of their condition or employment to receive the vaccine.
According to the website, the following people are able to sign up for an appointment at a Walmart store:
- Florida residents, or people working in Florida for the purpose of providing health care services involving direct contact with patient.
- Florida residents age 65 and older.
- Long-term are facility workers.
- Long-term care facility residents.
- Florida residents deemed to be extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by hospital providers.
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Under the list of chronic or long-term health conditions the options that are listed include:
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Heart
- Kidney
- Liver
- Lung
- Metabolic diseases
- Neurologic
- Neuromuscular
- Other blood disorders
- Smoker
READ: CDC: Vaccinated people won’t need to quarantine if exposed to COVID-19 virus
Click here to sign up to make an appointment through Walmart. And click here to see a list of participating Walmart stores in our area.
Additional note: You do have to create a Walmart account in order to register and again, you will have to provide evidence of your condition at the time of your appointment. https://t.co/jTYDIxWx9p
— Deanna Allbrittin (@deannaTVnews) February 11, 2021
