Community urged to roll up sleeves at vaccine clinic in honor of UF Health Jacksonville CEO

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JEA hosted a vaccination session Thursday successful grant of UF Health Jacksonville CEO Dr. Leon Haley Jr.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some assemblage members lined up aboriginal Thursday to rotation up their sleeves and get a COVID-19 changeable successful grant of assemblage activistic and UF Health Jacksonville CEO Dr. Leon Haley Jr.

Haley died July 24 in a tragic WaveRunner accident successful Palm Beach County.

Haley, a person successful the area’s combat against COVID-19, was the archetypal successful Jacksonville to person the vaccine and got his changeable publically to show his content successful its information and effectiveness.

UF Health CEO gets archetypal COVID-19 vaccine successful Jacksonville. (WJXT)

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, JEA is hosting a escaped assemblage vaccination session connected Ashley Street betwixt Laura and Main streets successful grant of Haley, who served connected the utility’s board.

Residents ages 12 and up tin travel to JEA’s downtown office and get a escaped vaccination. Parking volition beryllium disposable connected Ashley Street.

A small earlier 9 a.m., radical were already lined up to beryllium vaccinated. Appointments are not indispensable and some Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are being offered.

JEA is putting the session with 2 of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Wellness connected Wheels buses successful concern with Agape Family Health.

JEA hosted a vaccination session Thursday successful grant of UF Health Jacksonville CEO Dr. Leon Haley Jr. (WJXT)

Two radical waiting successful enactment Thursday said coming to the walk-up session was easier than registering online for a vaccine.

“It’s fantastic due to the fact that I’ve tried to get the vaccine, but I couldn’t get it due to the fact that you person to motion up online, and I don’t person a telephone, truthful I can’t,” Lisa Miller Bant Jackson said. “So this is great.”

Jonathan Crowe besides praised the easiness of getting the changeable astatine the clinic.

“Meanwhile you conscionable amusement up and wrong 10 minutes, I’m already getting the dose,” Crowe said. “You can’t get overmuch amended than that.”

Those receiving a vaccine requiring 2 doses tin travel backmost to the aforesaid determination successful 3 weeks for their 2nd shot. JEA plans to proceed the session rainfall oregon radiance until 6 p.m.

Impact Church connected Arlington Expressway volition besides clasp a vaccine lawsuit successful Haley’s grant from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. No registration is required and the lawsuit is unfastened to anyone 12 and up with a valid authorities ID. Pfizer vaccines volition beryllium offered.

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