Vaccine clinics all around the Tampa Bay area are intended to help stop the current wave of infections. Here is a list of vaccination events.
Back to school clinic at Middleton High School, Tampa Marjorie Cidoine, 43, Augusta Antoine, 7, and August Anotine, 42, are seated next to Mha’siyah Blake, 12, who is waiting to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, while his father Tshambe Blake, 44, of Tampa, fills out paperwork.
[ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] Andrea Uribe, 36, of Tampa wears a wrist band while her children Salvator, 5, and Antonella, 4, observe out their car window, so volunteers are aware that she wants to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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People sit for vaccines, including Mha’siyah Blake, 12, (center) while his father Tshambe Blake, 44, watches.
“I let him know it’s important for him so that way he protects himself and others,” he said.
[ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] First year USF physician’s assistant student Caroline Cubero, prepares to vaccinate Mha’siyah Blake, 12. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] Not My Son community outreach event, Today’s Church, St. Petersburg Rev. Kenny Irby gathers volunteers, joined by St. Petersburg Police officers, during a community outreach event and vaccination drive hosted by Not My Son and Today’s Church. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ] Dr. Doral Pulley, pastor at Today’s Church, leads volunteers in prayer before the start of activities. Volunteers set out throughout the neighborhood, knocking on doors to talk about Not My Son, which aims to curb gun violence and inviting people to Today's Church for food and vaccines administered by the Pinellas Health Department. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ] Related: Florida leads the nation in kids hospitalized for COVID
Volunteers and St. Petersburg Police officers leave to canvass the neighborhood and invite people to the event, which included food from Heavy's Food Truck, music by Tasco and free vaccines by the Pinellas Health Department. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ] A Pfizer vaccine is prepared by a Pinellas Health Department official. Both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines were available. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ] Keep up with Tampa Bay’s top headlines Subscribe to our free DayStarter newsletter
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Explore all your options Kenny Butler, 30, braces himself to receive the Pfizer vaccine. “They told me to say no to drugs but I’m a say yes today,” Butler said moments before, going Live on Facebook and visibly nervous about the needle. “Pfizer in the name of Jesus!” he called out as the needle entered his muscle. [ MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times ]