New eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 vaccinations
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 vaccinations in Florida.
Beginning March 29, all individuals age 40 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Beginning on April 5, all individuals age 18 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine.
Floridians are encouraged to pre-register at https://myvaccine.fl.gov/#/. Once pre-registered, they will be contacted when the vaccine is available in their area. Floridians can also call the vaccine preregistration phone number for their county; the number for Lee County is 866-200-3468; TTY is 855-665-6608.
Vaccines are also available at 150 CVS locations, 125 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club locations, over 70 Winn Dixie locations, soon 600 Walgreens pharmacies, and every Publix pharmacy in the state.