COVID-19 Vaccine Transfers: How to give someone else your place in line

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Ormond Beach City Commissioner Dwight Selby tried three times and used two devices to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment just to give it away.

Selby is one of just 3,600 people who got an appointment, but he doesn’t plan to use it.

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“I don’t want to take a spot from somebody else that needs or wants it more than I do,” Selby says.

Selby is 65 and a cancer survivor himself. He took to Facebook Friday to announce his plans to give up his appointment.

Selby says, because of the limited supply of vaccines, he’d rather give his to someone who needs it more, until the vaccine is more readily available.

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Volusia County officials say a vaccine appointment can be transferred to another Florida resident who’s 65 years of age or older.

The registration simply has to be updated, which can be done online, over the phone, or in person with a note signed by the person who originally held the appointment.

Selby says he’d like to see others follow his lead and wait if they don’t need the vaccine right away.

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“Maybe if we take our time, those of us who can, maybe that will help take the pressure off, or allow more opportunity for the people who need it most.”

Selby says after much praying and consideration, he decided to give his appointment to a 93-year-old Ormond Beach woman.

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