FEMA websites now offer pictures of Pfizer or J&J

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – Starting on Saturday morning, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available at Gateway Mall, Normandy Community Center and Hammond Senior Center in Jacksonville.

Each eligible person who receives a vaccine at any of the three Federal Emergency Management Agency locations in Jacksonville will have the option to choose the vaccine.

• Gateway Mall – 5200 Norwood Avenue – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

• Hammond Senior Center – 3312 West 12 St.

• Normandy Community Center – 1751 Lindsey Road

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The Duval County Alert System sent a message on Saturday morning, reminding subscribers to its system about who is now eligible for a COVID-19 injection.

Those currently eligible to receive a vaccine at an FEMA site include:

• Residents and employees of long-term institutions;

• People aged 65 and over;

• Health personnel with direct contact with the patient;

• All school staff and daycare staff;

• The extremely vulnerable from the medical point of view, regardless of age, with a waiver signed by their doctor;

• Sworn police officers 50 years of age or older; and

• Firefighters aged 50 or over.

After many changes in who is eligible for the photo, some said they thought more people would come on Saturday, mostly teachers – as this is the first time the photos are available to them, regardless of age, in the city.

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But there were no queues on Saturday at the Gateway Mall.

“I think now is just the point of getting the message back to the community that they can come here and get the injection,” said Demita Gamble, who was vaccinated on Saturday.

FEMA said approximately 790 people were vaccinated on Saturday at the Gateway Mall. This is just over a third of the 2,000 doses you can administer on the spot per day.

It was a rainy ending to the COVID-19 vaccinations on the first Saturday at the Gateway Town Center.

“I expected there to be a longer queue,” said a professor in Duval County.

“I don’t think it’s being advertised enough, and a lot of people don’t really know what’s going on,” said Roosevelt Gamble, who was vaccinated.

There have been many changes in who can and cannot take the photo on this site. Some people said that this may be part of the reason why there is not much attendance at the moment.

“I think a lot of people are skeptical and kind of scared,” said Maxine Frison, who got the vaccine on Saturday.

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The Health Department said that as of Friday, 137,499 people have completed their vaccine series in Duval County. The series includes doses of Pfizer and Moderna and a single dose of Johnson and Johnson.

The Department of Health reported that 1,902,314 people in the state completed the series of vaccines, which means both injections from Pfizer and / or Moderna, as well as a single injection of J&J. Of these, 1,413,491 people are 65 years of age or older.

The Gateway Mall website is open seven days a week, from 7 am to 7 pm

Governor Ron DeSantis said on Friday that he plans to reduce the eligibility age from 65 to 60 or 55 or more, as more vaccines become available later this month.