Looking to get a Johnson & Johnson vaccine? New pop-up sites open in Miami-Dade County
UPDATE 3/31/2021: Feeding South Florida’s Thursday food distribution at Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E 65th St., in Hialeah has been canceled, which means the J&J pop-up vaccine site also won’t be there.
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Several Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pop-ups are opening in Miami-Dade County this week.
But the sites won’t stay around for long. Most are opening for one day only.
Unlike Pfizer and Moderna, the J&J vaccine is a single dose, and supplies are limited. None of the South Florida state, county or federally supported sites offer J&J. Only certain pharmacies, such as Publix, Winn-Dixie and Walmart, occasionally have doses in stock.
So if what you want is J&J, you might want to try snagging one Wednesday at the following locations. The pop-ups will be at select Feeding South Florida food distribution events as part of a partnership with the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which is tasked with the state’s vaccine distribution.
Feeding South Florida is one of the area’s largest food banks and serves communities in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties. The organization has held several food bank events during the pandemic throughout South Florida to help those in need.
These vaccine sites will be following Florida’s vaccine criteria:
People 40 and older; healthcare workers with direct patient contact; long-term care facility residents and staff; people 18 to 39 who are deemed by a physician to be “extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 because of a preexisting medical condition.
Everyone will need to show proof of Florida residency. If you are a healthcare worker or long-term care facility staff, you will also likely need to show proof of employment with a work ID or paystub. Anyone under 40 with a preexisting health condition will also need to show a physician-signed vulnerability form. The form can be downloaded from the Florida Department of Health’s website.
J&J pop-up sites in Pompano Beach, Homestead, Florida City, Miami and Immokalee on Thursday, April 1
▪ 1st Brazilian Church
Where?: 1103 NE 33 St. in Pompano Beach
When? 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out
How many doses? 400 J& J shots will be administered
▪ Mision Peniel
Where?: 208 Boston Ave. in Immokalee
When?: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out
How many doses? 400 J& J shots will be administered
▪ Bridge to Hope
Where?: 17700 SW 280 St. in Homestead
When?: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out
How many doses? 400 J& J shots will be administered
▪ Global Church
Where?: 17701 NW 57 Ave. in Miami
When?: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out
How many doses? 400 J& J shots will be administered
▪ Feeding South Florida
Where?: 650 NW 5 Ave. in Florida City
When?: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or until supply runs out
How many doses? 400 J& J shots will be administered
Where else can I get Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Florida?
▪ Publix usually schedules appointments on Wednesdays for Johnson & Johnson. Other days it schedules Moderna. To check for slots, visit publix.com/covid-vaccine/florida.
▪ Select Winn-Dixie and Fresco y Más stores offer J&J. Other stores offer Moderna. You cannot pick which vaccine you’ll get because of availability. You’ll see which vaccine is in stock in the online appointment scheduler. To check for slots at Winn-Dixie, visit winndixie.com/pharmacy/covid-vaccine. For Fresco y Más, visit frescoymas.com/pharmacy/covid-vaccine.
▪ Select Walmart and Sam’s Club stores offer Johnson & Johnson. Other stores have Pfizer or Moderna. You cannot pick which vaccine you get. To check for slots at Walmart, visit walmart.com/COVIDvaccine. For Sam’s Clubs, visit samsclub.com/covid.
This story was originally published March 30, 2021 at 10:17 PM.
