1 MILLION VACCINE DOSES ADMINISTERED AT FEMA-SUPPORTED CENTERS IN THE
SOUTHEAST
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230510/1-million-vaccine-doses-administered-fema-supported-centers-southeast]


Release Date: 
Me 11, 2021 

ATLANTA - More than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been
administered at Community Vaccination Centers in Southeastern states
since the first site opened March 3.

The centers, operated by the states and supported by FEMA, were
established to provide large-scale vaccination capabilities in areas
serving socially vulnerable or underserved populations. Four centers
opened March 3 in Florida, capable of providing 3,000 doses per day in
Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. Subsequently, more centers
opened in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee, some with 3,000-dose capability and others with
1,000-dose capability.

Certain centers have mobile units or satellite operations bringing
vaccines to nearby communities.

Nationally, FEMA Community Vaccination Centers have administered
nearly 5 million vaccine doses.

“These large-scale centers have carried out an important mission,
delivering the vaccine quickly and efficiently to so many people in
such a short time,” said Gracia B. Szczech, FEMA Region IV
administrator. “The vaccine is now widely available at many places
in most communities, and we will continue to support the states’
efforts to get shots in arms.”

Visit fema.gov/vaccine-support [http://www.fema.gov/vaccine-support]
to learn more about how FEMA is assisting with vaccinations across the
United States.