The COVID-19 vaccine was available to anyone aged 18 or over at a jazz event in Orlando, said the commissioner.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Johnson and Johnson vaccine was available to anyone aged 18 or over at Jazz in the Park in Orlando on Saturday, according to city commissioner Bakari Burns.

“If you are 18 or older, you can be vaccinated,” said Commissioner Bakari Burns.

Burns said this in a Facebook Live post at around 5:30 am in the video. He made this post around 1:13 pm on Saturday. About three hours later, Burns clarified his statement and said that anyone aged 18 or over had comorbidities.

News 6 spoke to people under the age of 40 who received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.

Tickets for the event at Bill Frederick Park sold out earlier this week, according to Burns’ Facebook page.

“We all need to consider getting the vaccine if we haven’t already,” said Burns.

[RELATED: Gov. DeSantis expands vaccine eligibility to everyone 50 and older]

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Burns said the shots are being administered by teams from the Florida Emergency Management Division.

As of Monday, anyone 50 years of age or older will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine in Florida.

Also starting on Monday, anyone aged 40 or over will be able to get a vaccine at the Orange County Convention Center.

[RELATED: Anyone 40 or older can get vaccinated at Orange County Convention Center on Monday, mayor says]

There were 250 doses of vaccine available at the event.