Orange County Convention Center closes vaccine site
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In Central Florida, several counties have hit the 50 percent mark in terms of total percentage of the population to have been vaccinated. A sign of the times and that success rate, the Orange County Convention Center is officially closing its vaccination site.

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Since opening in late March 2020, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said staff at the convention center have administered nearly 500,000 COVID tests.

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The vaccine site only offers second doses of the Pfizer vaccine and the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.