March 15, 2021
from the desk of
Vice Mayor Robert S. Weinroth
Palm Beach County Commission District 4
New: Vaccine Appointments Available
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County has appointments available at link. They have three vaccine sites: South County Civic Center in Delray Beach, South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach and Burns Road Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens.

Appointments were still available this morning. If there are no appointments immediately available, check back and/or register for next available appointment.
New: Homebound Vaccination Program
We have been instructed by the State of Florida for homebound seniors requesting a vaccine to send an email to homeboundvaccine@em.myflorida.com 

Upon receipt, the requestor will receive a return email with a survey link to register.  
Vaccine Eligibility/Location Updates
Governor Ron DeSantis recently expanded the groups eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida. Eligible residents now include:

  1. Long-term care facility residents and staff;
  2. Persons 60 years of age and older;
  3. Health care personnel with direct patient contact;
  4. K-12 school employees and child care workers (any age);
  5. Sworn law enforcement officers 50 years of age and older;
  6. Firefighters 50 years of age and older; and
  7. Persons deemed extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 as determined by a physician who provides an attestation that the patient meets the defined eligibility criteria outlined in the Department of Health form.

Vaccine locations in Palm Beach County and surrounding area

  • Publix's portal for scheduling appointments is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m.

  • CVS pharmacies: Currently, the only location in Palm Beach County is in Belle Glade. Visit their website to book an appointment and/or other locations.







For more information on COVID-19 including testing sites, click here.
Veterans' Vaccines
The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is now offering vaccines for eligible veterans of all ages who receive care at the VA. The vaccine is offered by appointment and on a walk-in basis at Building 14 on the main campus in West Palm Beach from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday - Friday. For more information, call 561-422-5200.
Call or email us if you have any questions or need assistance

561-355-2204
rweinroth@pbcgov.org