Miami-Dade County had a limited amount of COVID-19 vaccine appointments available again — and this time seniors 65 and older could book a slot through the phone instead of going online.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new hotline Tuesday afternoon. Starting at 2 p.m., seniors were invited visit miamidade.gov/vaccine or call 305-614-2014 to book an appointment.
The county had about 2,400 appointments to fill, including roughly 1,000 set aside for the phone lines. They were all spoken for after about 20 minutes, said Rachel Johnson, a county spokesperson. She said callers were asked to leave their information on a recording, to be contacted later for reserving appointments. “That process is still happening now,” she said Tuesday evening.
Miami Herald staff writer Douglas Hanks contributed to this report.
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