Coronavirus

Florida Memorial University is newest COVID vaccine site, with 200 daily doses

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida Memorial University will be the newest COVID-19 vaccine site to open. It will be administering Moderna vaccines.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida Memorial University will be the newest COVID-19 vaccine site to open. It will be administering Moderna vaccines. Courtesy of Florida Memorial University

Florida Memorial University is the new home of a permanent COVID-19 vaccine site.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the opening of the Florida Memorial University site at 15800 NW 42nd Ave.

The Miami Gardens-area site opened Tuesday, April 13, inside the school’s Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts building. The site is for walk-ups and is open to Florida residents 18 and over.

It will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., giving out 200 doses of the two-dose Moderna vaccine.

This story was originally published April 13, 2021 at 12:00 AM.

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Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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