How to navigate the Orange County Convention Center vaccination site

Orange County, Florida – The Orange County Convention Center, which has offered coronavirus testing to tens of thousands of people for months, is now also providing the county’s first large-scale vaccination site, causing confusion for some who arrive to look for tests or vaccines.

To help you navigate the test site, News 6 drove the route to the convention center and created a detailed map.

If you’re heading to another vaccination site in Central Florida outside of the OCCC, this article lists all the current sites in the area.

Before going to the convention center for the COVID-19 vaccine, people need to do several things.

1. As of December 31, there were currently only three priority groups in Florida included in this series of COVID-19 vaccines: healthcare workers, long-term care staff and residents, as well as people from 65 and over. Make sure you meet these conditions before making an appointment.

2. You must have an appointment before arriving at the OCCC vaccination site. Anyone in Florida can register on this site. Visit OCFL.net/vaccine to begin this process.

3. After creating an account, users will receive a barcode confirming their account, but individuals must still complete the process of selecting a date for the first and second dose of vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer vaccines require two doses. After that, you should receive a QR code in an email with the date and time of your appointment. It will look like the example above. Orange County has provided step-by-step instructions on how to register here.

4. With a screenshot or a printed version of your QR code and a valid ID, go to the OCCC vaccination site no more than 30 minutes before your appointment time. -you. The address is 9400 Universal Boulevard, Orlando.

People are asked to have a full tank of gasoline, as well as food or water. Waiting times can be over an hour. Orange County Health Department spokesman Kent Donahue said the goal was to cut wait times to less than an hour.

Direction to the vaccination site line

Once in the convention center area, you will follow the signs for the route to the North Hall for Vaccines. The site is near the entrance to the OCCC. The COVID-19 test is located in the Destination Parkway garage.

News 6 drove the route to the site westbound on the Beachline Freeway from I-4 to the International Drive exit. Take the International Drive exit northbound, then follow it to Convention Way where you turn right northbound, but instead of entering the vaccination site you go all the way to Universal Boulevard by direction east and turn into the entrance to the vaccination line. .

Watch the videos below for more details on how to navigate the site: