Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights Efforts to Vaccinate Seniors in Partnership with Faith-Based Community

Press Release

Tallahassee, Fla. -- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted Florida's innovative partnership with the faith-based community to vaccinate Floridians in underserved communities.

In January, Governor DeSantis directed the Florida Division of Emergency Management to work with the faith-based community to identify places of worship and other locations in underserved communities where the vaccine may be administered.

Since then, the state has worked with the faith-based community to administer the vaccine at 70 events in underserved communities, administering nearly 60,000 doses of the vaccine.

Beginning today through Monday, March 8, the state is holding nine additional one-day vaccine events with the faith-based community:

Friday, March 5

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
3738 Winton Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32208
Saturday, March 6

Central Baptist Church
951 S. Ferndon Blvd.
Crestview, FL 32536
Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
1620 Helena St.
Jacksonville, FL 32208
Bethel Community Baptist Church
2901 54th Ave S
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
St. Philip Phan Van Minh Vietnamese Catholic Church
15 W Par St
Orlando, FL 32804
Sunday, March 7

Lynn Haven Senior Center
905 Pennsylvania Ave.
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Immanuel Baptist Church
2351 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Shiloh Baptist Church Youth Life Center
580 W Jackson St
Orlando, FL 32805
Monday, March 8

North Jacksonville Baptist Church
8531 N Main St.
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Florida continues to lead the nation with over 2.4 million seniors vaccinated, which is 53% of the state's roughly 4.5 million seniors. Partnering with the faith-based community to provide the vaccine in underserved areas was one of Governor DeSantis' original four actions to increase vaccine access. Find that announcement here.

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