Publix Cancels Wednesday’s COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Event Due to Weather Issues

Publix has canceled its next scheduling event for COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Florida due to weather-related issues.

The company said Wednesday's scheduling event was being canceled due to the weather issues, which will prevent government delivery of Publix's allotted COVID-19 vaccine doses.

"We know how important administering this vaccine is, so we deeply regret the need to cancel Wednesday’s scheduling event. Once additional vaccine is received, we will announce the next opportunity for vaccine appointment scheduling," Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous said in a statement.

Appointments scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday aren't impacted by the change.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted Tuesday that weather conditions would be impacting vaccine shipments to the state.

Weather conditions across the United States are impacting the shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine to Florida. @FLSERT and @HealthyFla are providing regular updates to our partners to ensure the vaccine is distributed as efficiently as possible as it arrives.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 16, 2021

Publix held a scheduling event Monday morning but appointments were booked up statewide in less than an hour.

Publix pharmacies are now offering appointments three days a week in many locations around the state, including in Palm Beach and Monroe but not yet in Miami-Dade and Broward.

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For more information visit publix.com/covid-vaccine.

In an effort to help meet demand, Publix opening up more slots for vaccines statewide, but none are being offered here in Miami-Dade or Broward. NBC 6's Marissa Bagg reports