Orlando Salvation Army helps vaccinate hundreds against COVID-19

ORLANDO, Fla. — Another 250 people are now better protected against COVID-19 thanks to an operation at The Salvation Army’s Orlando headquarters.

Organizers said vaccination events will continue as long as the supply keeps coming.

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Depending on vaccine availability, the partnership with FEMA and the state vaccination bus will run Tuesdays and some Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., or until supplies last, which on Tuesday was about 2 p.m.

“We’ve done this several times now, and they come with 250 vaccinations and every day they’ve used them all,” said Captain Ken Chapman with the Salvation Army.

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Chapman said these weekly vaccine events are part of The Salvation Army’s ever-growing role in the COVID-19 crisis.

On Tuesday, their mission continued with a drive-thru food distribution, providing 1,300 families in need with fresh food boxes.

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Since March, The Salvation Army has provided nearly 1.5 million meals as an expanding pandemic affected demographic seeks help.

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