MANATEE COUNTY – More COVID-19 vaccines are coming for Manatee County seniors age 65 and older along with more options for getting the vaccinations.
Manatee County 311 operators began making appointments today for 5,100 first vaccinations to be given to eligible recipients at Tom Bennett Park, 400 Cypress Creek Blvd. in Bradenton. Those appointments were scheduled Feb. 18 and 19. People who received their first dose of the vaccine on Jan. 21-22 are scheduled to receive their second vaccine dose on Feb. 15-16.
Anyone receiving a first or second vaccination from Manatee County is required to present a completed copy of the COVID-19 vaccination consent form, which can be found online, and a Florida state-issued photo identification card or another approved form of identification to prove Florida residency.
Manatee County representatives are administering the vaccine to area seniors and eligible frontline healthcare workers through the county’s vaccine standby pool lottery system. For more information, or to register, visit the county’s vaccine website. Signups through the Florida state system are not being used to book appointments in Manatee County.
In addition to the vaccines coming into the county-run distribution site, seniors now have the option of receiving their vaccine doses through 17 Manatee County Publix stores or one area Winn-Dixie location. During a Feb. 9 county commission meeting, Director of Public Safety Jacob Saur said that 364 vaccine doses are expected to be sent to each of the 18 store pharmacies every week for the foreseeable future. The doses sent to the store pharmacies are in addition to the ones sent to the county to be dispersed at the Bennett Park location.
As of today, 28,601 people had been vaccinated at Bennett Park and the Manatee County Public Safety Center. An additional 1,700 vaccination are planned for Feb. 12. There were 156,254 seniors remaining in the county’s standby vaccination pool as of today.
To sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at an area Publix location, visit the Publix vaccine website. Vaccine appointments will be available beginning Feb. 15 and are only available to book online. Appointments cannot be booked in person at a Publix pharmacy location or over the phone.
COVID-19 vaccination appointments are now available for booking at one Manatee County Winn-Dixie location, 5802 14th St. W. in Bradenton. To book those appointments, visit the Winn-Dixie vaccine website.
For information on receiving the vaccine in Manatee County, including required documentation, visit the county’s vaccine information website.
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