2/25/21 @ 11:45 a.m.

From  Nassau County Emergency Management:

We have doses and appointments available for TOMORROW!

If you are on our OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist and haven't yet heard from us, you can choose an appointment time using this link: https://bit.ly/3uHc1Oy or call us at 548-0900 to schedule.

Please keep in mind that pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order, the County can only administer vaccines for individuals 65 and older; front line health care workers with direct patient contact; and staff and residents of long-term care facilities. If you do not fit into one of these categories, you will not be seen.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

2/23/21 @ 3:15 p.m. - At the Board of County Commissioner's meeting held in regular session on Monday, February 22nd, Dr. Eugenia Seidel provided an update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Nassau County. At the time of her presentation, 6,694 residents had received their first dose of the vaccine and 8,828 had completed their series with both doses. This brings the total vaccinated in Nassau County to 15,522. This data is updated daily at midnight and can be found on the State's website.

Another interesting detail Dr. Seidel shared is that Nassau County has vaccinated 64% of its population over age 65 and that Nassau County is currently the 5th highest in the State for vaccinations of this age group (out of all 67 counties). Great job to the Nassau County Health Department and Nassau County Emergency Management for all their diligent efforts in ensuring that those who want vaccine are able to get them!

As a reminder, Nassau County is still following the Governor's Executive Order to administer the vaccine to residents 65 and older, front line health care workers, and assisted living communities. We have not received any information as to when the Governor will open the program up to additional age groups. One Nassau will continue to share information as it is made available to them from the State.

If you have any questions, please contact Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

2/17/21 @ 10:40 a.m. - As of Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 13,799 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Nassau County. Of those, 7,230 have received their first dose and 6,569 have completed their vaccination series with two doses. This information is updated on the Florida Department of Health website daily.

Below are a few photos taken at last Friday's vaccination event at the Yulee Gymnasium. Thank you again to OMNI for continuing to allow us to use their golf carts to transport residents to/from the parking area to the gymnasium.

If you're in the targeted group (65 and older or front line health care worker) and you've signed up for the vaccination wait list, please be sure you are checking your email daily for an email from EventBrite notifying you that you've been selected and to claim your ticket. If you've already gone elsewhere to get your vaccination, please notify Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900 so they can remove your name from the list.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

2/12/21 @ 12:45 p.m.

​Shared by Nassau County Emergency Management:

Since so many registrants did not respond to their email or phone call telling them they had made it off of the Vaccine Waitlist, our volunteers have called more than 2,000 people who registered on the 15th and 16th of January in order to fill the remaining appointments. (You might be surprised by how many have already been vaccinated elsewhere, but neglected to remove themselves from our Waitlist.)

Now we are seeing people with appointments we've scheduled adding themselves back onto our Waitlist. 😟

The OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist is for FIRST DOSES ONLY.

SECOND doses are scheduled during the first dose vaccination appointment - a written Vaccination Card is provided and each person vaccinated is told, "return to the same location at the same time on XXXX date."

2/2/21 @ 10:30 a.m. - One Nassau has issued the attached Press Release with information on Points of Dispensing (POD's) as it relates to COVID-19 vaccinations. The Florida Department of Health utilizes Open PODs for large vaccination events and Closed PODs to target populations throughout the community at their discretion. If you have any questions, please contact Emergency Management directly at (904) 548-0900.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

2/1/21 @ 11:50 a.m.

Below is an important update from Emergency Management related to the State’s new COVID-19 Vaccination system:

Waitlist UPDATE:
Our team is aware of, and continuously monitoring, the State of Florida's new ShareCare COVID Vaccine Registration and Scheduling system that was announced late 01/29/21.
Although we are looking forward to the state system being a success, there are indications that it continues to have difficulties that might cause delays and scheduling problems for residents.
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Nassau residents in the groups currently targeted for vaccination in the Governor's Executive Order #20-315, should register for the OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist through www.OneNassau.com, even if they decide to register in the statewide system. The systems do not communicate with each other.

Residents who have already registered for the OneNassau Vaccine Waitlist do not need to register again - multiple/duplicate entries are deleted.
Until we are positive that there will be no issues with the new ShareCare system, scheduling for local first doses of CoViD-19 vaccine will continue to be completed through our OneNassau system.

2/1/21 @ 10:30 a.m. -Early last week, Nassau County received an additional 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccination from the State of Florida. On Friday, January 29, 2021, Nassau County conducted another large scale vaccination event in which 616 received their COVID-19 vaccination at the Yulee Gymnasium. All remaining doses are being administered through appointments at the Nassau County Department of Health and/or Closed Points of Dispensing (PODs) and those are expected to be completed by tomorrow.

As of January 31, 2021 (yesterday), a total of 9,223 vaccinations have been completed in Nassau County. Of those, 8,158 have received their first dose and 1,065 have completed their second dose.

The State supplied 975 additional vaccines late last week and a randomized drawing from names on the wait list was done early this morning at 7:30 am. If you are registered through OneNassau utilizing the EventBrite system, please check your email to see if you have received anything. You will use this email to "claim your ticket" and will then be directed to contact Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900 to schedule your appointment. If you do not receive an email, it means that your name was not drawn this this time, however your name will remain on the list for all future drawings until you have received your vaccination.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

Note: The below screenshot was captured from the State's COVID-19 dashboard. It is updated daily for the public's review. You can access this information yourself here.

1/22/21 @ 4:30 p.m. - This week, Nassau County received 975 vaccines from the State of Florida-Department of Health. A random drawing of 975 names were pulled from the vaccination waiting list on Tuesday, January 19th. All 975 individuals were notified that their name was pulled and that they were eligible to schedule their appointments.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Nassau County Emergency Management for overseeing the scheduling of appointments and coordinating the vaccination event today at the Yulee Ballpark. Because of them, 500 individuals received their vaccinations today! The remaining individuals not vaccinated today are scheduled for appointments at the Department of Health over the next few days.

The County will hold another randomized drawing as soon as additional vaccines are received from the State. Please check OneNassau.com regularly or sign up for citizen alerts for the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions related to scheduling, please contact Emergency Management at (904) 548-0900, Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm.

-Sabrina Robertson
 Public Information Officer

1/15/21 @ 10:30 a.m. - On Thursday, January 14, 2021, the County Manager issued Executive Order No. 26, implementing a COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. This plan will allow residents in the first priority group (residents 65 and up, health care workers with direct patient contact, and long-term care facility residents and staff) to sign up through EventBrite to be added to a waiting list. Names will be drawn at random as vaccines are received from the State of Florida Department of Health. To register, visit www.onenassau.com at your convenience.

In addition, a call center has been established to help individuals register by phone. They will be open Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm. However, the call center will also be open this Saturday, January 16, 2021, to provide an extra day to assist by phone since County offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

It's important to note that adding your name to the list does not guarantee an immediate vaccination as the County is dependent on the State for providing vaccines. We urge individuals to read the Vaccination Plan in its entirety to get a complete understanding of the process and how it works. We are committed to getting the vaccines out to our residents as quickly as possible and feel that this plan will provide an equal opportunity for everyone in the first priority group who are interested in obtaining the vaccine.

We trust that having the registration link open at all times will alleviate frustrations of having to visit the site daily to check for open appointments and that having your name on a list will provide some comfort in knowing that the County is aware of your needs and that you will not be forgotten.

Thank you for patience and understanding as we navigate through this issue.

-Sabrina Robertson
 County Manager's Office

1/6/21 @ 4:05 p.m. - The Board of County Commissioners has called a special meeting for tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine. Health Director, Dr. Eugenia Seidel, and Emergency Management Director, Greg Foster, will be in attendance to present current information about its availability, the appointment process, and to answer commonly asked questions.

The meeting will be open to the public with limited seating. Residents can also participate in the meeting remotely by utilizing one of the following methods:

ZOOM/Webinar:

Join ZOOM meeting here:
Password: 987321
Use the "raise hand" feature within the ZOOM App to notify the Chairman if you would like to speak when your item comes up on the agenda.

By Phone:
Or iPhone one-tap:
US: +13462487799,,82411146045#,,,,0#,,987321# or
+16465588656,,82411146045#,,,,0#,,987321#

Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592
or +1 312 626 6799

Webinar ID: 824 1114 6045
Password: 987321

If participating by phone, hit *9 when your item comes up to notify the Chairman you would like to speak. You can follow along online by watching the meeting remotely on the Clerk's website.

-Sabrina Robertson
 County Manager's Office