Daytona Beach Will Hold 3 COVID Vaccine Clinics Week Of Aug. 9

Daytona Beach, FL – The city of Daytona Beach will host three community vaccination clinics where a $25 Walmart gift card* will be given to all Volusia County residents who gets vaccinated at the clinic. The gift card incentive is part of Mayor Derrick Henry’s initiative to encourage reluctant residents to get vaccinated, and the cost of the gift cards is provided by Jon Hall Chevrolet and Brown & Brown Insurance.  “When COVID vaccines were first introduced, we saw a lot of people eager to protect their health, but now we are seeing people on the fence, and we want to incentivize those people to get vaccinated,” said Mayor Henry.  Dates and times of upcoming city-sponsored vaccination clinics where gift cards will be given: Tuesday, August 109 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dickerson Community Center308 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Wednesday, August 112 to 6 p.m.Midtown Community Center925 George W. Engram Blvd. Thursday, August 12 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Schnebly Rec Center1101 N. Atlantic Ave.  *a $25 gift card will be given for each shot, for up to $50 for the two-shot series. If you’d like to get a vaccine sooner, visit vaccines.gov for COVID-19 vaccines near you.