COVID vaccine: Updated ultimate guide to how to get your shot in Tallahassee, Big Bend (2024)

As of Monday, April 5, everyone 16 and older is eligible for a COVID vaccine in Florida.

• Homebound adults can emailhomeboundvaccine@em.myflorida.comto request a vaccine be brought to them.
• Teens aged 16 and 17 are only eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Other vaccines are approved only for adults 18+.
• There is no vaccine yet approved for children under 16.

For teens:DOH clarifies Florida will allow Pfizer vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds

►See the Leon County Vax Map

Pharmacies

CVS Pharmacy

• Online registration:cvshealth.com/covid-19/vaccine-information
• Phone registration:800-746-7287
• Waitlist:None
• Manufacturer:Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Customers will be prompted to booka second dose during the scheduling of the first appointment.
• FAQs:cvshealth.com/covid-19/vaccine-faq

Participating locations:

• 3035 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee,850-402-4046
• 3090 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee,850-877-4119
• 3479 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee,850-893-0459
• 3644 Coolidge Court, Tallahassee,850-219-6370
• 3831 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee,850-536-0417
• 822 W. Pensacola St., Tallahassee,850-841-1049

Publix

• Online registration: publix.com/covid-vaccine/florida
• Phone registration:None
• Waitlist:None
• Manufacturer:Moderna,Johnson & Johnson
• Second dose:Return to the same Publix at the same time 28 days after receiving your first dose. Customers will geta reminder via the U.S. Postal Service, said spokesperson Maria Brous.
• FAQs:publix.com/covid-vaccine/vaccine-faqs.html

Participating locations:

• Bradfordville Center, 6753 Thomasville Road,850-668-5702
• Capital Circle, 2111 NE Capital Circle,850-523-9851
• Forest Village Shopping Center, 5032 Capital Circle SW, Suite 1,850-878-1133
• Governors Crossing II, 101 N. Blairstone Road, Suite 301, 850-219-6211
• Lake Ella Plaza, 1700 N. Monroe St.,850-222-1975
• Mahan Village Shopping Center, 3122 Mahan Drive,850-402-0141
• Oak Valley Shopping Center, 5678 Capital Circle NW,850-562-0088
• Ocala Corners, 800 Ocala Road,850-575-3929
• Southwood Village, 3551 Blairstone Road,850-219-1150
• Village Square, 3521 Thomasville Road,850-893-0137
• Vineyard Center, 6615 Mahan Drive,850-878-4899

Sam's Club

People aren't required to be club members, just have aguest account.

• Online registration:samsclub.com/covid
• Phone registration:None
• Waitlist:Call store to find out specifics about how they handlewait list.
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Booster shots are scheduled during the first appointment. Customers receive a digital reminder when it’s time to return to the pharmacy.

Participating locations:

• 3122 Dick Wilson Blvd.,Tallahassee,850-671-5959

Walgreens

• Online registration: Must create a pharmacy account atwalgreens.comto schedule an appointment.
• Phone registration:None
• Waitlist:Call store to find out specifics about how they handlewait list.
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech, Johnson & Johnson
• FAQs:walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19/

Participating locations:

• 1202 N. Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee,850-877-3075
• 140 Capital Circle SW, Tallahassee,850-575-0063
• 2009 W. Tennessee St., Tallahassee,850-580-1899
• 2349 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee,850-385-7104
• 2913 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee,850-656-7484
• 3531 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee,850-907-0112
• 3820 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee,850-514-8423
• 414 S. Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, 850-877-3023
• 6680 Thomasville Rd, Tallahassee,850-907-1763

Walmart

• Online registration:walmart.com/covidvaccine
• Phone registration:None
• Waitlist:Call store to find out specifics about how they handlewait list.
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Booster shots are scheduled during the first appointment. Customers receive a digital reminder when it’s time to return to the pharmacy.
• FAQs:corporate.walmart.com/covid-vaccine

Participating locations:

• 35 Mike Stewart Drive, Crawfordville, 850-926-1560
• 1940 Pat Thomas Parkway, Quincy, 850-875-1661
• 4400 West Tennessee St., Tallahassee, 850-574-3588
• 3221 North Monroe St., Tallahassee,850-562-8383
• 5500 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, 850-668-2511
• 4021 Laginappe Way, Tallahassee, 850-656-2151
• 3535 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, 850-656-2732

Winn-Dixie

• Online registration:winndixie.com/pharmacy/covid-vaccine
• Phone registration:None
• Waitlist:None
• Manufacturer:Johnson & Johnson, Moderna
• Second dose:Follow-up appointments are scheduled automatically 28 days after the first, said spokesperson Miranda Anderson.

Participating locations:

• 2629 Crawfordville Highway, Crawfordville,850-926-2204
• 4478 Market St., Marianna,850-482-5303
• 1245 S. Jefferson St., Monticello, 850-997-2247
• 1632 W. Jefferson St., Quincy,850-627-1134

Florida Department of Health

Leon County office

• Online registration:myvaccine.fl.gov
• Phone registration:866-200-3856or833-476-1455 forTTY access
• Waitlist:833-540-2054from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Patients are notified by an automated telephone or text message for second dose appointment.
• Download: Screening and consent form
• Location:9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 2965 Municipal Way,Tallahassee

Al Lawson Center at FAMU

FAMU offers walk-up vaccinations to eligible Florida residents from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. sevendays a week.Individualsshould bring a valid photo ID. Preregistration encouraged, but not necessary.

• Online registration: commvax.patientportalfl.com
• Phone registration:None
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Location:FAMU Alfred Lawson Jr. MultipurposeCenter site, 1800 Wahnish Way​

Jefferson County office

• Online registration:myvaccine.fl.gov
• Phone registration:850-342-0170 and select 1, or866-200-3856or833-476-1455 forTTY access
• Email registration: Email a completed and signedVaccine Screening and Consent Formto JeffersonCHD@flhealth.gov.
• In-person registration:Deliver the completed form to DOH-Jefferson at 1255 W. Washington St., Monticello
• Phone waitlist:850-342-0170
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Patients are notified by an automated telephone or text message for second dose appointment.
• FAQs:jefferson.floridahealth.gov
• Location:1255 W. Washington St.,Monticello

Other providers

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

• Online registration: clockwisemd.com/hospitals/6538/visits/new
• Phone registration:850-431-3017 (leave a message)
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose: Automatically scheduled four weeks later at the time of the first dose.
• FAQs:tmh.org/coronavirus/vaccine
• Location:TCC Ghazvini Center, 1528 Surgeons Drive

Florida State University

• Online registration:vaccine.fsu.edu
• Phone registration: None
• Manufacturer: Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Scheduled online through the same way as first dose.
• Location:Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Exhibition Hall
• FAQs:coronavirus.hr.fsu.edu/covid-19-vaccine

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Online registration:None
• Phone registration:352-548-6000 Ext. 103755
• Waitlist:None
• Manufacturer:Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech
• Second dose:Both doses must be administeredat the same location. Ask for details when calling to make your first appointment.
• Priority groups:All eligible veterans enrolled for VA health care at the NF/SGVHS, regardless of age.
• Location:Sergeant Ernest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic, 2181 E. Orange Ave., Tallahassee
• FAQs:northflorida.va.gov/services/covid-19-vaccines.asp

CDR Health

• Online registration:cdr-health.com
• Phone registration:850-738-7977; walk-ins welcome
• Manufacturer:Moderna
• Second dose: Appointments can be made at the time of booking or on siteafter receiving the first dose.
• Location:7a.m. to 7 p.m. every day,1981 Capital Circle NE, Tallahassee
• FAQs:cdr-health.com/faqs

Correction: An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information about who is eligible at the Florida State University site.

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