Miami-Dade Officials Expect To Start Vaccinating Those 65 And Older At Clinics
There are new details about coronavirus vaccinations for those 65 years and older in Miami-Dade.
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There are new details about coronavirus vaccinations for those 65 years and older in Miami-Dade.
Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities, you may eventually need something in addition to the vaccine: a vaccine passport application.
An extra 15,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID vaccine are headed to Jackson Health System to begin the inoculation of Miami-Dade residents 65 and older.
Jackson Health is now focused on offering current patients, who are 65 and older, a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. It'll start taking appointments for non-patients on an online system, starting next week. The senior will then get a callback.
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Preparations are underway for the arrival of the first shipments of Pfizer's COVID vaccine.
Preparations are underway for the arrival of the first shipments of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccinations to South Florida.
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