ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As Florida works to vaccinate people 65 and older, the Orange County Convention Center celebrated a new milestone: vaccinating its 100,000th person.
Karen Hill, of Maitland, drove through the vaccination site on Wednesday. [TRENDING: Tiger Woods’ leg shattered in rollover crash | Orlando City player faces sex charge | Woman loses $100,000 to romance conman] She was greeted with a shot of a coronavirus vaccine and a visit from Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, complete with balloons.
Hill posed for photos with the mayor, Orange County health department staff and site operators. The Orange County Convention Center started vaccinating seniors in late December 2020 and can provide about 2,500 shots a day.