St. Johns County residents camp out overnight to get vaccine on Saturday - WJXT News4JAX

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – COVID-19 vaccines are going fast in St. Johns County.

The vaccine is for healthcare workers and people 65 and older and the health department is distributing vaccines throughout the weekend. The county is now assisting the health department with the distribution.

On Friday night before 9 p.m., people were already waiting in line to get the vaccine Saturday morning.

“I decided I was going to come today,” said Joan Tischer. “I don’t wanna be the last person to die of Covid. It’s just important.”

There were several cars down the street outside the health department Friday night and some people even brought their RVs.

Officials say 340 people got the vaccine in St. Johns County on Friday and those in line Friday night said they want to make sure they also get theirs.

Tischer said she arrived at 6 p.m. Friday and she will be the first person in line to get the vaccine Saturday morning.

“It’s not as bad waiting here as it is spending a night in the ICU,” Tischer said.

Amal Soni helped his parents set up their RV in the line.

“They’re both over 65. There’s a lot of people in the household that are high risk. My wife has diabetes, so we wanted to make sure that they were safe,” Soni said.

Earlier in the day, long lines of cars waited outside the health department for the second day in a row. Health officials said the day’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines were gone in 2 and half hours.

Licensed Clinical Social worker Ambria Page, says she got the vaccine after waiting for seven hours.

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