Orange County’s vaccination site at the Convention Center is closed Sundays. Here’s why

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The state requires all of its public vaccination sites to be open seven days a way.

However, Orange County’s site at the Convention Center is closed Sundays.

Health officials say they’re actually more productive this way.

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“We are open Monday through Saturday, two shifts,” Orange County Health Officer Dr. Raul Pino said. “So we are open 12 days a week, not seven.”

Instead of being open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, they’re open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week.

Therefore, it’s 12 shifts instead of what would normally be seven.

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Pino said they’re able to get more appointments in this way, and it gives nurses who stand on their feet all day a break.

“I hope the public understands,” Pino said. “It’s not just a break, it’s a needed break, for recovering energy to do the things that they have to do at home to be ready for Monday.”

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