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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida and 16 other states have COVID shot restrictions that essentially align with new guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services, leaving residents struggling to access vaccines.

The restrictions have left people like Renee Schaefer of St. Lucie County comparing her search for a COVID booster to a scavenger hunt.

WATCH: Resident compares search for COVID shot to scavenger hunt COVID vaccine restrictions leave residents scrambling for boosters

"I could walk into any pharmacy right now that carries my insurance and get a shot for the RSV, the flu, the shingles vaccine, the pneumonia vaccine, and I don't need a prescription. And I never needed to get the COVID one before," Schaefer said.

Schaefer has been vaccinated on schedule since

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