Orlando Health begins distributing Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
LAKE MARY, Fla. - Orlando Health on Wednesday began distributing Modern's COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk clinicians and non-clinicians at Orlando Health South Lake Hospital.
Shortly after 7 a.m., the new Moderna vaccine was administered to a team member at the Lake County, Florida, hospital. It was the first Moderna inoculation used at the Florida-based health care system since the vaccine was authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
Approximately 900 team members at risk of COVID-19 exposure will receive the free, voluntary vaccination today at the day-long clinic, which ends at 7 p.m. Orlando Health South Lake received its shipment of the vaccine on Tuesday.