Ocoee High among pop-up vaccination sites for school employees this weekend

This weekend, school employees will have the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at pop-up vaccination sites at five Orange County Public Schools high schools, including Ocoee High in West Orange County.

The Florida Department of Emergency Management will operate the pop-up vaccination sites from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14.

Any OCPS employee, charter school employee or private school employee who would like to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is eligible. Appointment tickets will be handed out on a first-come, first-serve basis on-site the day of each event.

Each of these sites will have 500 doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine available each of the two days:

• Colonial High, 6100 Oleander Drive, Orlando
• East River High, 650 East River Falcons Way, Orlando
• Freedom High, 2500 W. Taft-Vineland Road, Orlando 
• Oak Ridge High, 700 W. Oak Ridge Road, Orlando 
• Ocoee High, 1925 Ocoee Crown Point Parkway, Ocoee 

Additionally, all OCPS employees, regardless of age or job title, are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at all Florida distribution sites. Bring your OCPS ID and a state-issued ID such as a driver's license.