The COVID-19 immunization portal is now open at the Orange County Convention Center

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The portal to schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Orange County Convention Center opened Tuesday morning with the site’s new expanded capacity.

The portal opened Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and will close when all appointments are met. This marks the second time that spaces for those over 16 are made available. During the last time, which was Friday, more than 9,000 appointments were covered in about 45 minutes.

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The convention center center now offers 4,000 shots daily, from 3,000 Monday through Saturday.

Appointments can be made by registering at patientportalfl.com.

Monday marked the first day that age eligibility was reduced to allow all adults and some teens access to the shot. Across central Florida, vaccination sites saw long lines and large crowds.

The FEMA site on the West Campus of Valencia College ran out of close-ups around 1pm on Monday, six hours earlier than planned. This location and the rest of the FEMA sites across the state only provide Johnson & Johnson for the first dose starting Tuesday morning.

FEMA officials said the plan is to provide 5,000 shots of Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday. As of 2:40 p.m., many doses remained.

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For more information on where to get vaccinated in central Florida, click here.

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