ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – About 10,000 Orange County residents got a message Monday informing them they could get a visit from a State Emergency Response Team member to ask if they are interested in receiving the coronavirus vaccine at their home.
The new program, which starts this week, is a partnership between the county and the Florida Department of Emergency Management to get the vaccine out to underserved communities in Orange County.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said a message was sent via the Everbridge system, similar to the reverse 911 system emergency management officials use letting them know that starting Tuesday about 150 canvassers, who include paramedics, will be in the Pine Hills and Lockhart areas ringing doorbells and