Palm Beach County launches mobile COVID-19 vaccine units

Palm Beach County launches mobile COVID-19 vaccine units

Thursday marks a turning point in how Palm Beach County continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and get people vaccinated.

TRANSITION POINT IN HOW PALMBEACH COUNTY WORKS TO GETPEOPLE VACCINATED AGAINSTCOVID-19.

THE LAST REMAININGMASS VACCINATION SITE AT THESOUTH FLORIDA FAIRGOUNDS WILLCLOSE UP SHOP FOR GOOD... ASHEALTH LEADERS SHIFT THEIRFOCUS TO MOBILE VACCINATIONUNITS.

W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S STEPHANIE SUSSKINDJOINS US LIVE THERE WITH WHATTHIS MEANS FOR YOU IF YOU ARESTILL LOOKING FOR A VACCINE-THIS LARGE TENT THAT'S BECOMEA STAPLE OUT HERE AT THEFAIRGROUNDS WILL SHUT DOWNTODAY BUT ITS ALL PART OF THNOW THE HEALTH CARE DISTRICTWILL FOCUS ON ITS THREE MOBILEVACCINE UNITS..VACCINE UNITS..

TARGETING HIGHTRAFFIC AREAS AND THOSE WITHLOW VACCINATION RATES.

ONE OFTHOSE UNITS REMAINS AT THELANTANA HEALTH CLINIC ONSOUTHWINDS DRIVE... FROM 9AMTO 4PM WEEKDAYS THROUGH JUNE4TH.

MOBILE UNITS WILL ALSODEPLOY TO DIFFERENT AREAS OFLAKE WORTH BEACH..

INCLUDINGDOWNTOWN... FRIDAY THROUGHSUNDAY THIS WEEKEND..

ASPEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUTAND ABOUT FOR THE MEMORIAL DAYHOLIDAY.

EACH MOBILE UNIT WILLHAVE THE PFIZER VACCINE..

SOKIDS 12 AND UP ARE ELIGIBLE..AS WELL AS THE JOHNSON ANDJOHNSON VACCINE.THE MOBILE SITES ARE ALL WALUP LOCATIONS SO YOU DON'T NEEDAN APPOINTMENT.

WE'LL HAVE THECOMPLETE SCHEDULE ON OURWEBSITE WPTV DOT COM.

THEHEALTH CARE DISTRICT TELLS MEIT WILL ADMINISTER 800 SECONDDOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINEHERE TODAY AND THEN SHUT DOWN.REPORTING LIVE..STEPHANIESUSSKIND...WPTV NEWSCHANNE