Where are vaccine slots for ages 55-64? Jackson Health has them, but for certain people
By Michelle Marchante and
Devoun Cetoute
If you are a Florida resident between 55 and 64, with certain health conditions, you can now schedule a COVID vaccine appointment with Jackson Health System.
Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jackson Health announced vaccination appointments are only available for Florida residents age 65 and older, and those between 55 and 64 who meet certain criteria.
At this time, community vaccination appointment requests are only available for people age 65 and older who are Florida residents, as well as Florida residents who are 55 to 64 years old who meet the criteria described in our latest FAQs: https://t.co/NFLe5NpUHSpic.twitter.com/k1Ojkrfu5N
To make sure you don’t miss your chance, Jackson recommends checking its social media accounts, including Twitter and Instagram Stories, for updates on vaccine appointment availability.
This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 10:17 AM.
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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
