Hard Rock Stadium now scheduling second-dose appointments for COVID vaccine
Florida is in the process of scheduling appointments for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
The state said it began contacting people Monday.
It’s recommended people get their second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine after the recommended window — three weeks for Pfizer, one month for Moderna — but the timing doesn’t have to be exact for you to get protection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Front-line healthcare workers and seniors 65 and older who received their first dose of the vaccine at Hard Rock Stadium will be contacted by a phone number that begins with a “786” area code, according to the division. If you don’t answer, operators will leave a voicemail and will attempt to contact you again.
A division spokeswoman told the Miami Herald that anyone who received their first dose the week of Jan. 4 and has not been contacted by the end of the week is asked to contact the division at https://www.floridadisaster.org/contact-us.
More than 4,100 people are scheduled to receive their second dose over the next six days at Hard Rock Stadium, emergency management said.
The state is continuing to contact them to schedule their second dose.
People with questions on vaccine appointments can call 833-540-2065. The hotline will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week and has English and Spanish-speaking representatives. The state is working on adding more languages, including Creole.
This helpline cannot be used for scheduling or changing an appointment. To schedule a vaccine appointment, call 888-499-0840.
This story was originally published January 26, 2021 at 10:06 AM.
