This is where Florida teachers, school staff and child care workers can get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Under the new federal guidelines, teachers and other school staff members are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine and there are several places in Florida where they can receive the vaccines.

Under eligibility for the new federal vaccine, President Joe Biden is pushing for people working with children to be inoculated in late March.

A Florida government executive order, Ron DeSantis, limits the vaccine to teachers 50 years of age or older who work in kindergarten through 12th grade, but federal guidelines allow daycare workers to be vaccinated, education teachers children and educators in primary, secondary and secondary schools. age limit.

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Announcements

Below is a list of sites that offer the vaccine to those people according to federal guidelines.

CVS

According to the CVS website, 24 Florida pharmacies can provide shots. Central Florida locations include Daytona Beach, Haines City and Lakeland. Appointments can be made by clicking or tapping here.

The website now lists openings for K-12 teachers and staff, daycares and early childhood education workers.

“We have aligned ourselves with the updated guidelines of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program by setting appointments available for preschool educators for up to 12 educators and daycare staff and workers in the 17 states where we currently offer COVID-19 vaccines,” a CVS spokesman said. .

Publix

Starting March 4, all Florida child care teachers will be able to make an appointment at Publix pharmacies across the state. Appointments can be made through the online booking system at publix.com/covidvaccine every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, as long as the supermarket continues to receive doses of vaccine from state and federal governments.

Announcements

Walmart

Walmart also modified its website to include K-12 teachers and staff, daycare workers and age-free early childhood education workers.

The company issued the following statement on the change:

“We will administer vaccines to those eligible as determined by the state and federal governments. As patient eligibility requirements for COVID-19 vaccines are expanded, we will update our internal processes and our online scheduling system to reflect these changes as quickly as possible ”.

To see a list of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations and make an appointment, click or tap here.

Winn-Dixie

Winn-Dixie has also expanded eligibility requirements for the vaccine to include K-12 educators and child care workers of all ages and medically vulnerable individuals.

Announcements

According to the company, appointments and proof of eligibility are required for anyone who wants to get vaccinated. Appointments can be made here.

FEMA vaccine site at the Valencian School

The federally administered vaccine site at 1800 South Kirkman Road in Orlando, on the West College Campus in Valencia, offers vaccines to the workers mentioned above, including K-12 teachers, daycare staff and other employees ‘school.

Those who meet the requirements to receive the vaccine can pre-register by clicking or tapping here, but instructions are also accepted.

The site will operate 7 to 19 hours each day and is expected to remain open for at least eight weeks, according to the Orlando police department.

Orange County Convention Center

Announcements

According to the county website, all educators and K-12 daycare workers can now get vaccinated at the Orange County Convention Center.

The vaccine site at the Orange County Convention Center has the resources to offer up to 3,000 shots a day and vaccines are only made by appointment. Appointments can be made here.

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