Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinics set for March 23, 25

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) is partnering with Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services and local fire departments to offer COVID-19 vaccinations on March 23 and March 25 by appointment only.

For appointments not filled through the pre-registration system, registration will open at noon central time on Tuesday, March 16.

The vaccinations are available to adults ages 60 and older, health care workers with direct patient contact, K-12 school employees 50 and older, sworn law enforcement officers 50 and older, firefighters 50 and older and persons 16 and older deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 by a physician with the COVID-19 Determination of Extreme Vulnerability form or on a form with equivalent information.

Priority will be given to Florida residents or an individual present in Florida for the purpose of providing health care services involving direct contact with patients.

DOH-Okaloosa will attempt to fill these appointments using the pre-registration list (myvaccine.fl.gov). Any appointments not filled will be posted on Eventbrite online or can be accessed by calling at 850-344-0566.

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We strongly encourage persons currently eligible for the vaccine, who had not already done so, to pre-register for the vaccine at myvaccine.fl.gov or by calling 866-200-3599 or TTY 833-990-3450.

DOH-Okaloosa will serve people in the order that they registered.

For appointments not filled through the pre-registration system, registration will open at noon central time on Tuesday, March 16 both online and for scheduling over the phone. Appointments cannot be made through email or by walk-in at the health department.

 

Date	Time	Location
Tuesday, March 23 (1,320 appointments)	8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Crestview Community Center 1446 Commerce Dr. Crestview, FL
Thursday, March 25 (1,050 appointments)	8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center 250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE Fort Walton Beach, FL

 

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 call 850-344-0566. Eventbrite appointments usually fill up before the telephone 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 these criteria, their appointment will be canceled.

For the definition of what classifies as a health care worker with direct patient contact, visit our COVID-19 vaccine page.

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.