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Hillsborough Targeted Vaccine Initiative Continues to Take Vaccines Directly to Seniors
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County continues to administer vaccines to those age 65 and older through the Targeted Vaccine Area (TVA) in [...]
USF COVID-19 Testing Location Reopens; Other Free Public Locations Also Available
TAMPA, Fla. - The public COVID-19 coronavirus testing site at the University of South Florida's main campus in north Tampa has reopened.
Testing t [...]
Pasco County Reaches COVID Milestone, More Vaccinated in One Month Than Tested Positive in 11 Months
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Pasco County has vaccinated more people than the total number of residents that have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Flori [...]
Pasco County Will Continue Using its Current Vaccination Enrollment Process
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County(DOH-Pasco) will continue using its current vaccination enrollment processwith C [...]
Polk County Continues with Current Vaccine Enrollment Process, Polk County Portal
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County will continue using its current vaccination enrollment process through our portal website at https://register.polk.he [...]
Pinellas COVID Vaccine Appointments Are Now Full
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATE: All appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for 65 and older residents are now full.
Residents can still create an [...]
COVID-19 Vaccine Preregistration is Now Available for 65+ in Citrus County
CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. - Today, the Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) announced that the statewide preregistration system to sc [...]
Pasco County to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Thru Vaccination Clinic Week of Feb 1
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Health in Pasco County (DOH-Pasco) will be holding four COVID-19 vaccination clinics the week of Feb.1 [...]
Pinellas County Receives New Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine for Residents 65+
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - Appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone 65 and older re-open at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, following a new shipment of [...]
Huge Gaps in Vaccine Data Make It Next to Impossible to Know Who Got the Shots
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Schulte
As they rush to vaccinate millions of Americans, health officials are struggling to collect critically importa [...]