Coronavirus Vaccine Appointments Available Monday At 2 p.m.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — Miami-Dade County will release a limited number of coronavirus vaccine appointments available to seniors age 65 and older Monday at 2 p.m., according to a news release from the county.
The appointments will be available through a scheduling tool at miamidade.gov/vaccine. The website is also available in Spanish at miamidade.gov/vacuna and in Haitian Creole at miamidade.gov/vaksen.
Demand for vaccines is currently much greater than existing supply, and Miami-Dade is working to make vaccines available to the community as fast as new supplies are received, the county said.
"Our county is working hard alongside hospitals, cities and the state to distribute vaccines as fast as we receive them, to protect our community and keep our economy moving forward,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. “I'm proud that Miami-Dade County is able to help vaccinate thousands of seniors 65+ in our community.”
Vaccines are also available through the new state-run distribution site at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. For a limited time, 1,000 appointments will be available at the site each day.
To register, residents 65 and older should call 888-499-0840 after 8 a.m. daily. The site will be closed Monday because of the Alabama-Ohio State college football championship game.
Mount Sinai Medical Center is also distributing coronavirus vaccines — both Pfizer and Moderna — to first responders and people 75 and older. Learn more about Mount Sinai's vaccination distribution process online here.
To schedule an appointment through Mount Sinai, call 305-674-2312 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No walk-ins are accepted.
When calling, you'll be asked to leave your first name, last name, contact number and a brief message. You may also email this information to och@msmc.com to request an appointment.
Leon Medical Center is also reportedly vaccinating its patients, as well as their frontline workers. The medical center has a page dedicated to coronavirus information. Patients can also call the customer service line at 305-642-5366.
Jackson Health System launched its online registration platform, booking 12,000 vaccination appointments. As of Friday morning, they don't have any available doses or appointments, but will open registration as they receive additional shipments of vaccine.
Baptist Health is another facility offering vaccinations to seniors, starting with more than 12,000 time slots for people 65 and older and high-risk members of the community it’s already booked. They’ll offer more vaccine appointments as they receive additional doses. Information can be found online here.
Miami-Dade County is also providing vaccines directly to homebound seniors 65 and older who live in county facilities or receive county services. The county will contact these individuals directly to schedule vaccinations.
According to state guidance, the first three groups to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Florida are long-term care facility residents and staff, health care works who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients, and people 65 and older.
This article originally appeared on the Miami Patch
