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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Seniors in Volusia County started lining up more than 19 hours before the gates were scheduled to open Tuesday for day two of a first come, first served COVID-19 vaccination event.
Cars were lined up outside Daytona Stadium before 2 p.m. Monday, well in advance of Tuesday’s state-operated event.
Daytona Beach city officials said since people have already started camping out for the vaccine event for Tuesday, to ensure their safety, crews allowed the first 1,000 people to enter Daytona Beach Stadium at 7 p.m. on Monday night.
City officials hope the change will remove people from the roadway and help with the early traffic congestion on LPGA Boulevard and the surrounding roads.
Restrooms will be available inside the stadium.
Temps are expected to drop into the 40s on Monday night in the Daytona Beach area.
As of 11 p.m. on Monday, 700 people entered Daytona Stadium.
“I’m here with books, and food, and a chair and just going to hang out,” 67-year-old James Engelbrecht said.
Engelbrecht said he is tired of being isolated.
“I just want the vaccine to sort of free up my life,” he said.
Judy Marquette,74, said she is going to camp out until we get the vaccine.
“We are so afraid of getting sick because at our ages we may not recover,” she said.
Department of Health spokeswoman Patricia Boswell said they Volusia County is trying to put an infrastructure in place that would support an appointment system.
“We will wait to get our allocation for this week before we commit to our next site,” Boswell said.
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Authorities on Monday were forced to open the gates early and turn others away due to the demand for the coronavirus vaccine.
The Florida Department of Health is offering no-cost Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 years and older.
Patricia Boswell, of the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County, asked residents to be patient as leaders work through the process.
“This is our first event. The demand is exceedingly high, the supply is exceedingly low,” she said.
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The vaccine distribution plan has the senior community eager to be first in line.
“We’re senior citizens, all we want to get is the vaccine,” said 67-year-old Fayna Ludz. “Please give us the vaccine.”
Lowell Croll, of New Smyrna Beach, said he hasn’t made a trip to visit his children in Massachusetts for two years.
“I’m 84 and I have some heart issues,” he said. “I’m good, but I don’t want to get (COVID-19). I don’t want to take a chance. We are willing to do whatever we have to.”
Kathy Faddis was among those who got the shot Monday. She said she hopes things run more efficiently in the future.
“As this progresses and they get a handle on how to do it, it will move even more smoothly,” she said. “For their first time, I think they’ve done great.”
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