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COVID VACCINES!!!
Vaccine Distribution Talking Points Based on News Release Issued Dec. 31
• Hillsborough County will begin vaccinating residents who are age 65 and older on Wednesday, Jan. 6.
• Hillsborough County is in Phase I of the vaccine distribution plan as outlined and directed by the Governor of Florida.
• Phase I is categorized by limited supply of vaccine availability and is focused on long-term care facilities (residents and staff); frontline healthcare workers; and persons 65 years and over.
• Limited availability is anticipated over the next several weeks.
• While the supply of vaccines remains limited, Hillsborough County expects new from the state weekly, and vaccination appointments will be made available as those supplies arrive.
• Appointments are mandatory for residents age 65 and older to get the first of two vaccine injections.
• There will be no vaccines for residents without appointments, and there is no waitlist.
• Appointments can be made online at HCCOVID19Shot.as.me beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4.
• For residents without Internet access, appointments can be made by calling 888-755-2822.
• The phone line will be open beginning Monday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The County has four vaccine distribution sites that are strategically located to reach the most residents based on the sites’ geographic location, available resources, and population density of residents age 65 and older.
• Residents can make an appointment for the vaccine site most convenient for them.
• The sites are:
o University Mall (parking lot), 2200 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33612
o Vance Vogel Sports Complex, 13012 Bullfrog Creek Road, Gibsonton, FL 33534
o Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds, 2700 W. Risk St., Plant City, FL 33563
o Ed Radice Sports Complex, 14720 Ed Radice Drive, Tampa, FL 33626
• Details about access to the vaccine distribution sites will be available to residents upon appointment confirmation.
• The Ed Radice Sports Complex and the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds sites will open Wednesday, Jan 6.
• The University Mall and the Vance Vogel Sports Complex sites will open Thursday, Jan. 7.
• In addition to these sites, Hillsborough County Emergency Management is coordinating with the state for mobile distribution of vaccines to group homes and independent living facilities that meet the state’s criteria.
• The state also has made about 74,000 vaccines available for health care partners in Hillsborough County, including Tampa General Hospital, BayCare Health System, CVS, and Walgreens.
Warmest regards,
Debbie Caneen
Director of Admissions
Sun Towers Retirement Community
101 Trinity Lakes Drive
Sun City Center, FL 33573
813-892-2990
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