COVID-19 vaccination registration for 65 and older, health care workers in Osceola County opens – WESH 2 Orlando

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WITH MORE ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE COMING DAYS, MEGAN? WAGON: — MEGAN IN THE NEXT : COUPLE OF DAYS, EVEN MORE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, MORE PEOPLE IN NURSING HOMES, AND MORE FLORIDA RESIDENTS WHO ARE 65 AND OLDER WILL BE GETTING THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. THE ORDER GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS PASSED LAST WEEK DECLARED THE SENIOR POPULATION AS THE NEXT PRIORITY GROUP, SO NOW COUNTY LEADERS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA ARE WORKING ON MAKING THAT HAPPEN. TODAY, SEMINOLE COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL BE HOSTING A VACCINE DISTRIBUTION EVENT FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER AT THE OVIEDO MALL. THOSE WHO WILL BE GETTING IN LINE HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND PRE-REGISTER ONLINE AHEAD OF TIME. WE’RE TOLD THOSE APPOINTMENT SLOTS FILLED UP FAST. >> WE HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WOULD GO THIS FAST. IN FACT, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES RELATED TO VACCINES. WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY MEGAN: THEY DO EXPECT TO OPEN MORE APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEK, BUT ARE CURRENTLY BOOKED THROUGH JANUARY 2. IN ORANGE COUNTY, OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN HOLDING DISTRIBUTION EVENTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. OVER IN OSCEOLA COUNTY, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SET TO GET A SHIPMENT IN SOMETIME TODAY OR EARLY THIS WEEK TO ALSO SERVE FIRST RESPONDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN LAKE COUNTY IS IN THE SAME SITUATION. THEY’RE ALSO WAITING FOR THEIR ALLOTMENT OF VACCINES. THOSE ARE SET TO BE DELIVERED THIS WEEK AS WELL. BACK TO YOU IN THE S