Seniors camp out overnight to get coronavirus vaccinations
DAYTONA TIMES STAFF By 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Daytona Stadium had reached its 1,000-person capacity for people 65 and over to get the Moderna vaccination. The stadium entrance was closed by Daytona Beach police for the first-come, first serve distribution. It was the second day of the vaccination distribution. On Monday, there was gridlock of […] The post Seniors camp out overnight to get coronavirus vaccinations appeared first on Daytona Times.
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By 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Daytona Stadium had reached its 1,000-person capacity for people 65 and over to get the Moderna vaccination. The stadium entrance was closed by Daytona Beach police for the first-come, first serve distribution.
It was the second day of the vaccination distribution. On Monday, there was gridlock of vehicles making their way to the stadium. The 1,000-person capacity also was quickly reached on Monday.
Gates were opened at 7 p.m. on Monday night to allow people who were already parked alongside LPGA Boulevard to safely wait overnight inside the stadium’s facilities.
Sponsored by the City of Daytona Beach, the vaccines were administered Monday and Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County.
A second boost of the Moderna vaccine is to be administered in 28 days.
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