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Jackson Health System announced Monday it is expanding its criteria for COVID-19 vaccinations at its three sites to include certain Florida residents ages 16 and older. Beginning Tuesday, March 9, Jackson will vaccinate Florida residents in the following four categories: Anyone ages 65 years or older. If you are 50 to 64 years old with an ID showing you are…

Beginning Wednesday, Jackson Health System will expand its criteria for coronavirus vaccinations to include people ages 50 and over who have a doctor’s recommendation based on high-risk conditions. Those conditions are no longer limited to the 13 laid out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CEO Charles Migoya said during a news conference Tuesday. Among those who qualify…

Covid vaccinations for certain people 50 and older will be beginning at Jackson Health in Miami.

NBC 6’s Carolina Peguero has more as Florida’s Governor is set to make a stop in Hialeah on Tuesday.

The head of Jackson Health System in Miami says the hospital group is looking at a plan to lower the age for those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Jackson Health said they’ve already vaccinated 83,000 people and CEO Carlos Migoya is now in talks with the governor’s office about reducing the age limit for the vaccine to 55. At…

Jackson Health System is partnering with several religious institutions in an effort to vaccinate more seniors, according to a news release. The organization is teaming up with nearly 55 churches, synagogues and mosques in Miami-Dade County to reach seniors 65 years and older living in underserved communities.  Jackson plans to vaccinate 2,095 members of these religious institutions at its three…

In an effort to deter vaccine tourism, Jackson Health System added proof of residency to their COVID-19 vaccine requirement if the person does not have valid U.S. identification.

Miami’s Jackson Health System is now offering appointments to the public for COVID-19 vaccinations. Jackson Health’s online portal for registration opened Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. with about 2,000 daily appointments available, with priority going to senior citizens. Shortly before noon Tuesday, a Jackson Health spokesperson confirmed that the first round of appointments had been filled, with more than 80,000…

NBC 6 has team coverage as residents in both Broward and Miami-Dade continue their push to get the coveted vaccine in the fight against the pandemic

Musician Emilio Estefan and Miami Dolphins legend Nat Moore were among the first local residents to get inoculated Wednesday as Jackson Health System began to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination process for members of the elderly community. Officials will begin Wednesday distributing the vaccine to more than 10,000 patients ages 65 and older receiving care at their facilities who are…

The demand is high, and the supply is lagging behind. As more local hospitals started offering vaccines to the public, they quickly realized they couldn’t keep up. And the blitz to vaccinate has gotten off to a slow start. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports

Emilio Estefan and Nat Moore were among the first to get vaccinated by Jackson Health System. NBC 6’s Stephanie Bertini reports

NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone has more on the event, including what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said during the event about the decision to give elderly members of the community top priority.

NBC 6’s Derrick Lewis has more on what you need to know to see if you are eligible.

The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jackson Health System in Miami Tuesday, hospital officials said. The initial shipment of 19,500 does of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was immediately placed into super cold freezers. A group of nine healthcare workers at the hospital system were the first to receive the vaccine later Tuesday. The initial group of nine…

The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Jackson Health System in Miami. NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez reports

NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez has more after the hospital had to wait another day to get the much sought after vaccine.

Jackson Health System in Miami will have to wait an extra day to receive the initial doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine. A spokesperson for the the state’s largest network of public hospitals said they weren’t given a reason for the delay. Three other Florida hospital systems – Memorial Regional in Broward, UF Health in Jacksonville and Tampa General –…