At 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday Lee County officials tweeted all three COVID-19 vaccination sites in the county had reached capacity.
At North Fort Myers Recreation Center hundreds of elderly people stood in a line that ran the entire length of the park, snaking around a playground and at least two baseball fields. Some sat in wheelchairs, others brought lawn chairs and coolers.
A Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy said people began lining up at this walk-up vaccination site as early as Tuesday morning to receive the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
In North Fort Myers, hundreds of people wait in line to recieve their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. A @leesheriff deputy said people arrived as early as yesterday morning for today's vaccine distribution. @wgcu pic.twitter.com/7emp7CgXtb
— Andrea Perdomo (@am_perdomo) December 30, 2020
A Lee County Department of Emergency Management employee said the site was prepared to issue 800 doses of the vaccine, but the amount of vaccinations per day at other Lee County vaccination sites would vary.
The employee also said those who receive the vaccine will be given a card that will indicate the time period when they should receive the second dose of the vaccine.
The first wave of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will wrap up in Lee County Wednesday afternoon, but County officials said additional dates will be confirmed as more vaccines become available.
