After nearly a year of waiting, the Covid-19 vaccine is out and ready for distribution. The challenge is finding a place to get it. And how to get it. Hospitals all over have had trouble getting adequate COVID-19 vaccine supplies, but Jupiter Medical Center is providing vaccines when they have them available.

Jupiter Medical Center is offering vaccines to residents of Palm Beach and Martin counties ages 18 to 64 with certain comorbidities. To schedule a vaccine, contact your physician.  Your doctor must submit the Physician Validation Form and provide the patient’s email address and cell phone number.  Then Jupiter Medical Center will contact eligible patients to schedule the vaccine when they have vaccine supply.

The comorbidities are:

- Cancer (active, not history of)

- Chronic kidney disease

- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

- Heart conditions: CHF (Congestive Heart Failure), cardiomyopathy, CAD (Coronary Artery Disease)

- Solid organ transplantation

- Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

- Sickle cell disease

- Down’s Syndrome

- Diabetes