DeFuniak Springs, Fla. –The Florida Department of Health in Walton County has AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS for 1^st doses of Moderna Covid 19 vaccine for February 11, at the Walton County Fairgrounds in DeFuniak Springs, by appointment only to those 65 and up and critical healthcare workers.

Please call (850) 892-8392 today to schedule an appointment.

Persons who have already received their first dose do not need to register for their 2^nd dose appointment, they have already been given an appointment when receiving the first dose. 2^nd dose appointments scheduled for February 11th will be at Walton County Fairgrounds in DeFuniak Springs, not Gene Hurley Park in DeFuniak Springs.

2^nd dose appointments scheduled for February 10^th and 12^th will remain at our Coastal branch in Santa Rosa Beach.

You may have seen a press release earlier from the Joint Information Center on COVID-19 for the State of Florida announcing the launch of a statewide preregistration system to schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals 65 and older and frontline health care workers. At this time Walton County is not active in the new system. Please monitor our website https://walton.floridahealth.gov  for updated information on the availability of vaccine and how to register for an appointment as we phase into the new statewide registration system.

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To find the most up-to-date information and guidance on COVID-19, please visit the Department of Health’s dedicated COVID-19 website at FloridaHealthCOVID19.gov. For any other questions related to COVID-19 in Florida, call (866) 779-6121. The Call Center is available 24 hours per day or email  COVID-19@flhealth.gov.

For information and advisories from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), please visit the CDC COVID-19 website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

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