FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) has announced COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment for March 15, 16 and 19. Registration opens at noon on March 9.
The vaccinations are available to adults ages 65 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 form with equivalent information on clinic letterhead.
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 half of these appointments using the pre-registration list. The remaining will be filled using Eventbrite online or by phone at 850-344-0566.
Pre-register with the state here or by calling 866-200-3599 or TTY 833-990-3450.
DOH-Okaloosa will serve people in the order that they registered.
| Date | Time | Location |
| Monday, March 15
(294 appointments) |
8 a.m. – noon | DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| Tuesday, March 16
(530 appointments) |
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| Friday, March 19
(294 appointments) |
8 a.m. – noon | DOH-Okaloosa Fort Walton Beach
221 Hospital Dr. NE Fort Walton Beach, FL |
For appointments not filled through the pre-registration system, registration will open at noon central time on Tuesday, March 9 both online and for scheduling over the phone. Appointments cannot be made through email or by walk-in at the health department. Persons deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 must register by phone at 850-344-0566.
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.
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.
