JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the Gateway Mall vaccination site is temporarily not accepting patients due to concerns of high winds and storms, a state official tells First Coast News.
Earlier Thursday, a state official said the site has run out of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses.
The site is considered a state site, but is federally supported and federally funded with the majority of the staff working for the federal government.
A state official says staff administered the last of the J&J supply yesterday afternoon. Pfizer is still available, but they don’t have an update on any additional J&J vaccines.
This comes after Gov. DeSantis said Wednesday that the state won't be getting new shipments of the J&J vaccine "anytime soon."
He clarified by saying it could be several weeks before the state got a new shipment and encouraged people who may have been waiting for this specific shot to get either the Moderna or Pfizer.
DeSantis said it could be several weeks before there is a new shipment.
Also during the news conference, DeSantis said both Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will soon have more stores throughout the state offering vaccine appointments.
Calling the vaccines the "bread and butter" of the pharmacies, DeSantis said a total of 223 Walgreens and 182 CVS pharmacies will now offer appointments in Florida.
That's in addition to 730 Publix, 204 Walmart and Sam's Clubs and 43 Winn-Dixie's throughout the state.
DeSantis dropped the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility age to 60 Monday and said he plans to lower the age to 55 by the end of the month.