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All COVID-19 vaccination appointments booked at Publix: Here’s your next opportunity to make an appointment

ORLANDO, Fla. — Publix opened its COVID-19 vaccination appointment portal Wednesday morning, and all appointments were booked within two hours.

Florida residents who are over 65, residents and staff members of long-term care facilities or health care workers were eligible to make a vaccination appointment at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

READ: Publix to open COVID-19 vaccine appointment portal: Here’s how to register

Several Publix stores across Florida offered the vaccine, including stores in Brevard, Flagler, Marion and Volusia counties.

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The stores will give out 100 to 125 vaccines per day, and an appointment is required.

READ: These Publix stores will offer the COVID-19 vaccine

Residents have to provide proof of residency to receive the vaccine.

READ: Here’s where to find the COVID-19 vaccine in your county

Publix is not allowing residents to make an appointment by phone; they must make an appointment online.

If you didn’t get an appointment Wednesday, Publix said it will reopen its vaccination registration at 7 a.m. Friday.

Click here to make an appointment.

READ: Additional retail pharmacies cleared to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Florida

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Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.