Lee County’s indoor vaccine site to move to Edison Mall
Lee County’s vaccination site is getting a new indoor location.
Officials from the Florida Department of Health-Lee and Lee County Government recently announced the COVID-19 vaccination site is to be relocated to the former Sears building at the Edison Mall. Lee County commissioners last week announced that the first shots administered at the new location are set to take place on April 14.
“FDOH-Lee selected a fully climate-controlled location due to increasing seasonal temperatures and humidity, as well as soon-to-come summer thunderstorms,” officials said in a release. “The new site is centrally located along public transportation routes, is about five miles from Interstate 75 and offers ample parking. It is easily accessed and could accommodate expanded evening and weekend hours of operation.”
The site will vaccinate eligible individuals registered through the state of Florida Website at https://myvaccine.fl.gov/#/ or by phone at 866-200-3468. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently expanded eligibility to people age 40 and older and for all individuals 18-plus, effective as of April 5.
Those with existing appointments at the RSW site are not affected by the change.
Officials said individuals who received their first dose at RSW between March 18-30 will receive a call in the coming weeks from the state’s vendor, Tidal Basin, to schedule their second-dose appointments at the indoor site.
More information can be found at www.leegov.com/vaccine.
The new site at the Edison Mall is at 4125 Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers.
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