How to Navigate the Orange County Convention Center Vaccine Site

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center, which has offered coronavirus testing to tens of thousands of people for months, also provides the county’s first large-scale vaccine site, causing confusion for some who arrive looking for evidence or traits.

To help you navigate the test site, News 6 drove the route to the convention center and created a detailed map.

If you are heading to another vaccination site in central Florida outside the OCCC, this article lists all current sites in the region.

Before going to the COVID-19 vaccine convention center there are several things people should do.

1. As of December 31, there are currently only three priority groups in Florida included in this round of COVID-19 vaccines: health care workers, long-term care staff, and residents, as well as people 65 years of age or older. month. Be sure to meet these qualifications before making an appointment.

2. An appointment must be made before reaching the OCCC vaccine site. Anyone in Florida can register on this site. Visit OCFL.net/vaccine to begin this process.

3. After creating an account, users will receive a barcode that will confirm their account, but people will need to complete the process of selecting a date for both the first and second dose of the vaccine. Both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines require two doses. After doing so, you should receive a QR code in an email with the date and time of your appointment. It will look like the example above. Orange County has provided step-by-step instructions on how to register here.

4. With a screenshot or a printed version of your QR code, as well as a valid ID to the OCCC vaccine site no more than 30 minutes before your appointment time slot. The address is 9400 Universal Boulevard, Orlando.

People are asked to have a tank full of gasoline in addition to food or water. Waiting times can be longer than an hour. Orange County Department of Health spokesman Kent Donahue said the goal is to reduce the waiting time to less than an hour.

Address to the vaccine site line

Once you reach the convention center area, follow the directions that lead along the route to the northern vaccine contest. The site is near the OCCC entrance. COVID-19 tests are in the Destination Parkway garage.

News 6 drove the route westbound along the Beachline from I-4 to the International Drive exit. Take the International Drive exit to the north and follow it to Convention Way, where you turn right to the north, but instead of going to the vaccine site go to Universal Boulevard to the east and turn towards at the entrance to the vaccine line. .

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