Appointments for the Broward COVID-19 vaccine are now made using a new phone number

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After struggling with an online system, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County has COVID-19-eligible people sign up over the phone through the state’s appointment scheduling system.

Healthcare workers aged 65 and over can call 866-201-6313 to request an appointment, effective immediately, officials announced Thursday morning.

For those who need TTY access, the number is 833-476-1526.

“When people call the appointment number, they will be asked through an automated system to enter information using their phone keypad. Live agents will call people again to make appointments until all appointments are met. the health department said in a press release.

“People who receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at DOH-Broward sites through this new appointment system will be asked to schedule their second dose through this new system.”

Those who got the first dose at a DOH-Broward site without making an appointment through the new system do not need to make an appointment for their second dose, according to officials.

“They should return to the same place the date written on the vaccination card at the same time they reached the first dose,” the health department said. “Apart from these individuals receiving their second dose, no one will be seen without an appointment.”

The pre-appointment system on the previous website suffered ongoing problems with the fall of the registration portal and many seniors expressed that they would be more comfortable signing up by phone.

DOH-Broward vaccination sites, which are only available for appointments, are located at:

> Windwinds Park, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek

> See the view of the park, 142nd Avenue Southwest, Davie

> Markham Park, 160001 West State Road 84, Sunrise

> Holiday park, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale

> Central Broward Regional Park, 3700 NW 11th place, Lauderhill

Overflow appointments are also made at Coral Square Mall, 9469 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs

Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of DOH-Broward, said that of the 100,090 doses of vaccine already provided in the county, 53,295 of the shots were made at DOH-Broward sites.

Hospitals, senior communities, and other entities also provide traits to eligible patients through separate systems.

For information, visit http://broward.floridahealth.gov