Seminole County begins administering 8,100 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County and the Florida Department of Health began vaccinating some residents on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Seminole County received 8,100 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. On Wednesday morning, vaccine dispensing began for Seminole County’s priority group 1A, which includes health care workers delivering direct frontline services such as COVID-19 testing and treatment, county and municipal EMTs and paramedics and Florida Department of Health staff.

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The county will administer vaccines in accordance with the State of Florida’s order of prioritized groups, which are:

Priority 1A:

• Residents 65 years and older;
• Residents/staff in long term care facilities;

Priority 1B:

• Law Enforcement;
• 9-1-1 operators; and
• Non-clinical critical/public health workers.

Vaccine dispensing sites open Monday and are by appointment only. Appointments are exclusively available for Seminole County residents in priority group 1A.

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Online registration to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is available at PrepareSeminole.org. Limited appointments are available daily. If a patient is unable to make an appointment they can call 407-665-0000 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The dispensing site will be inside the Oviedo Mall.

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