FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.— In accordance with Executive Order 21-62 issued on March 8, 2021, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County and its partners will be available to vaccinate the following groups of individuals beginning March 15, 2021:
- Persons 60 years of age and older with a birthdate of March 1961 or earlier (EXPANDED AGE GROUP)
- Persons 16 and older deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by a physician with the either the DOH COVID-19 Determination of Eligibility form or form with equivalent information (EXPANDED VACCINATORS AUTHORIZED IN NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING IMPROVED ACCESS TO APPOINTMENT TIMES FOR THIS GROUP)
- Health care workers with direct patient contact, including long-term care, home health, and hospice workers (For the definition of what classifies as a health care worker with direct patient contact, visit our COVID-19 vaccine page)
- K-12 school employees 50 and older
- Sworn law enforcement officers 50 and older
- Firefighters 50 and older
Eventbrite Vaccination Registration – Live Events – DOH Okaloosa County
These appointments are open to the eligible groups listed above for booking now. DOH-Okaloosa has increased the number of appointments for clinics scheduled on March 15 – 19, 2021 due to the expansion of eligibility groups. A total of 1,925 vaccination appointments are available.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Monday, March 15
|
8 a.m. – noon
500 appointments |
DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| Tuesday, March 16
|
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
875 appointments |
DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| Friday, March 19
|
8 a.m. – noon
550 appointments |
DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
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Appointments must be made in advance. To make an appointment visit myokaloosa.com/bcc/covid-19/vaccine to register online via Eventbrite or by calling 850-344-0566. Google Chrome is the recommended browser for using Eventbrite. You should make sure your web browser is up to date. An overloaded web browser could prevent your registration from going through. Clear your browser’s cache and cookies.
We encourage people to register online. Tickets are also available by phone until sold out. Please note callers may experience delays, dropped calls and busy signals due to high call volume. But when Eventbrite is sold out, please continue to call 850-344-0566. While Eventbrite appointments usually fill up before the telephone appointments, there are also cancellations that free up additional appointments.
Appointments are required for this vaccination clinic and will not be scheduled on-site. Do not arrive at the vaccination site without an appointment. IDs will be verified at the vaccination event and if anyone scheduled does not meet any of the eligibility criteria, their appointment will be canceled.
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The vaccination provided will be the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. A second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine is required 21 days after the first dose. This dose will be scheduled at the first dose appointment. Medical experts and doctors have developed a safe and effective vaccine. This vaccine has been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration based on clinical testing.
