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Old 04-05-2021, 11:18 AM
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I am going for my J and J vaccine this afternoon at CVS in Williston (between Ocala and Gainesville) - about a 75 minute drive from my house. To find the J and J , I went to the CVS site, then just kept typing in various zip codes that the google map told me were within an hour or so of my house. Once you tell CVS what zip code you want it to search, it tells you which stores can book appointments and which vaccine they have. Very very few have J and J but Williston did. I had to try about seven different zip codes, then I tried another 10 or so just to make sure there were none closer.

I had no luck whatever searching for J and J at Winn Dixie or Walgreens. As others said, you can only book J and J at by going to their site at 7am on Wednesday morning, and at no other time for Publix. The "public" sources, e.g., Sumter County, seems to be the worst at obtaining J and J but that does not mean it is impossible.

It may be easier just to show up and Winn Dixie hoping people did not show up for their shot - but I think you should call first to make sure they have it. Within a couple of weeks I think it will be easy to find J and J, but it is difficult now, and places that have it can run out at one day's notice.