2 drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination sites open Sunday in Broward County, the third open Tuesday

DAVIE, Fla. – Seniors 65 and older in Broward County who were lucky enough to book an appointment and now receive a COVID-19 vaccination at 2 sites with a 3rd opening Tuesday.

Drive through sites that are now open, by appointment only, include:

>Tradewinds Park, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek. Sunday to Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00, closed Friday and Saturday.

>Vista View Park, Southwest 142nd Avenue, Davie. 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, closed Sunday to Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

On Tuesday, the drive-thru vaccinations start at:

>Markham Park, 160001 West State Road 84, Sunrise. Sunday to Thursday from 08:00 to 16:00, closed Friday and Saturday.

People are warned not to appear on the sites unless they have an appointment. Those without an appointment on Sunday morning were turned away.

It’s been a struggle for seniors to get a spot, despite tens of thousands of vaccines arriving in South Florida.

Sunday morning, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County’s web site to schedule an appointment was back up and running after being offline for several days, but at 9:30 AM it was back down with a message saying, “We apologize. This site has been removed for maintenance in order to better serve you. Thank you.”

Here is the website address: https://browardcovidvaccine.com/

The health department has issued a statement about making an appointment:

If the website has been fixed and you notice that appointments are not available, check back periodically as we increase the number of senior vaccination sites in Broward County in the coming weeks.

If you registered before, you should have received an email confirmation. Check your spam or junk mail folders. For all future appointments, a confirmation email will be sent within 48 hours of registration.

Individuals who receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will automatically receive an appointment for the second dose 21 days later.

Vaccinations are available for free, but you must have an appointment to appear at one of the newly opened drive-thru sites.

(Below is the fact sheet that recipients will receive before receiving the Pfizer vaccination)