New Chambers Park vaccination site in Kissimmee can deliver 200 shots a day

  • Located at 2380 Smith St. in Kissimmee, the vaccine site will be able to administer up to 200 doses a day of no-cost COVID-19 vaccine seven days a week, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. or until all 200 doses have been administered.
    Located at 2380 Smith St. in Kissimmee, the vaccine site will be able to administer up to 200 doses a day of no-cost COVID-19 vaccine seven days a week, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. or until all 200 doses have been administered.

Osceola County’s first community COVID-19 vaccination site at the city of Kissimmee’s Chambers Park Community Center has opened in a collaboration between the Osceola County Office of Emergency Management, Florida Department of Health in Osceola County and Florida Department of Emergency Management.

 At the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis, this site and five others across the state have been established in order to meet the needs of underserved Florida communities.

 Located at 2380 Smith St. in Kissimmee, the site will be able to administer up to 200 doses a day of no-cost COVID-19 vaccine seven days a week, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. or until all 200 doses have been administered. The site opened for operation on Thursday, Feb. 25.

Doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will be available on location in a first-come, first served basis, eliminating the need for residents to have access to phone or Internet service for registration.

 Florida residents currently eligible to receive a vaccination at this location are those 65 years of age and older or healthcare personnel with direct patient contact.

For information on prevention, available testing, and vaccination opportunities in Osceola County, visit: www.osceola.org/covid19.