FEMA pop-ups are in Sweetwater, Florida City again. Second doses only
The federally supported vaccination pop-ups are back in Sweetwater and Florida City Wednesday to administer second doses.
The FEMA “satellite” sites are now at Ronselli Park Youth Center, 250 SW 114th Ave. in Sweetwater, and Florida City Youth Activity Center, 650 NW Fifth Ave. The two pop-ups were previously in Liberty City and Cutler Bay.
What to know about second doses at FEMA satellite sites
Only second-dose Pfizer shots will be available at the two pop-ups. The sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day through March 31 and appointments are not needed. You can just show up and wait in line.
You will need to show your CDC vaccination card and a state-issued ID like a driver’s license to get your second shot.
A reminder: You should not get your second dose prior to the date listed on your vaccination card, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The pop-ups will be in Sweetwater and Florida City through March 31 and will then move to North Miami Beach and Miami Springs.
As for the FEMA “hub” at Miami Dade College North Campus, it will continue to offer first and second dose Pfizer shots until April 7. Then it will only offer second doses. The site opens every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and appointments are not needed. On Tuesday, the MDC North site administered a total of 3,701 Pfizer doses, according to the Florida Association of Public Information Officers.
And unlike most other vaccination sites in South Florida, which schedule second doses at the same site people received their first dose, people who get their first shot at a FEMA site can switch among the three FEMA vaccine centers in Miami-Dade for their second dose.
This story was originally published March 23, 2021 at 10:57 AM.
