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Chester Street COVID-19 collection site to permanently close 

A press release from Lee Health on Tuesday stated that the health care system will cease operation of its COVID-19 collection site located at the Chester Street Resource Center in Cape Coral at 1 p.m. on Jan. 15. “Due to the new testing site that the City of Cape Coral recently opened in ...

Lee County to vaccinate 5,000 this week

Lee County officials on Sunday rolled out their COVID-19 vaccination plan for the coming week that includes a reservation system and a new site location. There will be 5,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine available for residents 65 and older, as well as frontline health care workers, ...

Hundreds line up for COVID vaccine

At least 850 individuals were vaccinated in Cape Coral Wednesday at what was the city’s first go at the Department of Health’s COVID-19 immunization rollout. Hundreds lined up in the early morning hours outside Cultural Park Theater in hope of receiving their first of two free doses ...

DOH-Lee to offer free covid-19
 vaccines for people age 65 and older

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County (DOH-Lee) is offering COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk frontline health care workers and those 65 and older. DOH-Lee staff will have 300 doses of vaccine available at each site. Sites are supported by Lee County Public Safety. Vaccination site ...

Over-65 residents begin to receive COVID vaccine

Members of the public were able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time on Monday as part of a program rolled out by the Department of Health in Lee County to aid those in the “at-risk” category. Limited doses of the Moderna vaccine is to be administered to residents 65 or ...