ORLANDO, Fla. – Five hundred seniors received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at an Orlando church Sunday.
One by one cars pulled into Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church for the vaccination drive. State representatives Geraldine Thompson and Travaris McCurdy teamed up with the Florida Department of Emergency Management to hold the event. “In order to achieve community-level immunity during this pandemic we have to make sure every zip code, every community has access to the vaccine,” Thompson said.
The lawmakers said 500 people ages 65 and older signed up to get the shots. They said the appointments filled quickly. McCurdy said it is important to bring the shots into the community.