FORT PIERCE, Fla. – St. Lucie County hopes to increase its efforts to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents 65 and older.
Health department officials announced Friday that they will open a drive-through mass vaccination clinic at St. Louis on Jan. 11, 12, and 13. Lucie County Fairgrounds in Fort Pierce is held every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Provincial health administrator Clint Sperber said he expects St. Lucie County will vaccinate about 1,500 a day in the clinic.
“We know the current supply is not enough, so be patient, because more vaccines are coming into the state and eventually into St. Lucie County,” Sperber said.
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“We want to come back, see our friends and go back into our hobbies and lead the life that so much has to offer,” said Taylor Mazza, resident. The mask wear is apparently generally lax because we have been told for so long what we should do, where and how to do it. ‘
County Administrator Howard Tipton said St. Lucie County is in the midst of a “second and stronger wave” of the coronavirus, and that the province has had an average of 190 new cases a day in the past two weeks.
“The numbers show us, we help spread this virus. We need to do better,” Tipton said. “We are seeing by far the most cases we have seen since the beginning of this pandemic.”
Tipton said that despite the numbers, they are not looking for facilities or to change provincial operations.