COVID-19 vaccination sites are finally coming to Anna Maria Island.
Anna Maria’s pop-up vaccination will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, May 25-26 at City Pier Park, 103 N. Bay Blvd., Anna Maria, according to Mayor Dan Murphy.
The vaccine administered will be the one-dose Johnson & Johnson, and those who are vaccinated at the event will get a free souvenir, Murphy said May 17.
The city of Holmes Beach also will host a pop-up vaccination clinic 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at city hall, 5801 Marina Drive, according to a news release from the Holmes Beach Police Department.
The Holmes Beach clinic will be sponsored by the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s mobile vaccination program, which uses buses as distribution centers across the state.
The Holmes Beach clinic also will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and o documentation is needed to attend.
The clinics will be the first island-based vaccination events, which some officials, including Murphy, have requested in an effort to make vaccines more accessible for islanders.
People with questions about the vaccine can call the Emergency Management 24/7 COVID-19 hotline at 1-866-779-6121.
— Ryan Paice and Amy V.T. Moriarty