Broward COVID-19 vaccine appointments now made through a new phone number

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After struggling with an online system, the Florida Department of Health in Broward County now allows people eligible for COVID-19 admissions to register by phone through the state’s appointment scheduling system.

Seniors 65 and older and primary care health professionals can call 866-201-6313 to request an appointment with immediate effect, officials announced Thursday morning.

For those who require TTY access, the number is 833-476-1526.

“When people call the appointment number, an automated system prompts them to enter information using their telephone keypad. Live agents will call people back to make appointments until all current appointments are fulfilled, ”the health department said in a press release.

“People who receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at DOH-Broward sites through this new appointment system will be asked to schedule their second dose through this new system.”

Those who received the first dose at a DOH-Broward site without making an appointment through the new system will not need to make an appointment for their second dose, officials say.

“They must return to the same site for their first dose on the date stated on their vaccination card,” said the health department. “Except for those individuals who are on their second dose, no one will be served without an appointment.”

The previous appointment system on the website had ongoing problems with the registration portal going down, and many seniors said they would feel more comfortable signing up by phone.

The DOH-Broward vaccination sites, all of which are by appointment only, are located at:

> Tradewinds Park, 3600 West Sample Road, Coconut Creek

> View Park View, Southwest 142nd Avenue, Davie

> Markham Park, 160001 West State Road 84, Sunrise

> Holiday park, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale

> Central Broward Regional Park, 3700 NW 11th place, Lauderhill

Overflow agreements are also made Coral Square Mall, 9469 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs

Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of DOH-Broward, said of the 100,090 vaccine doses already provided in the province, 53,295 of the injections were done at DOH-Broward’s sites.

Hospitals, senior communities, and other entities also offer admissions to eligible patients through separate systems.

For information, visit http://broward.floridahealth.gov