DeSantis says Florida shipments of vaccines are âon hold.â Pfizer disagrees.
âNo shipments containing the vaccine are on hold or delayed,â the pharmaceutical giant said in a statement Thursday.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after the first doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine arrived at Tampa General Hospital on Dec. 14. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Updated Dec. 18, 2020
TALLAHASSEE â Less than a week into its program to vaccinate millions of residents to protect them from the coronavirus, Florida has hit a potential speed bump.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that Florida could receive less than the 452,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine that the state was expecting because of a âproduction issueâ on the part of a vaccine manufacturer. DeSantis said that two shipments of the vaccine slated to be sent to Florida in the coming weeks are âon hold right now.â
By DJ 33 1/3
Dec 16, 2020
Senior visitors spending the winter in Florida, and seniors who live in the state full-time with medical conditions, can get the Covid-19 vaccine here in the coming months.
They’re scheduled for the next round of inoculations after health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
The CDC made it clear that you don’t have to be a full-time Floridian to get your inoculation.
“The goal of the Florida COVID-19 Mass Vaccination plan is to immunize all Floridians and visitors who choose to be vaccinated.”said Jason Mahon, spokesman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Survival ahead. (NSF)
Long-term care residents and staff members at facilities in Broward and Pinellas counties began receiving Covid-19 vaccinations Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis directed “strike” teams to use the state’s supply of a coveted Pfizer vaccine at the facilities.
“Our residents of long-term care facilities are more susceptible to negative outcomes than people who are very young, and we also knew that protecting them was important. It’s been a big mission for my administration since day one,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis made the remarks at a news conference at John Knox Village of Pompano Beach in Broward County. Vera Leip, an 88-year-old retired teacher, was the first resident of the facility to roll up her sleeve and get vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19.
By DJ 33 1/3
Dec 16, 2020
Senior visitors spending the winter in Florida, and seniors who live in the state full-time with medical conditions, can get the Covid-19 vaccine here in the coming months.
They’re scheduled for the next round of inoculations after health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
The CDC made it clear that you don’t have to be a full-time Floridian to get your inoculation.
“The goal of the Florida COVID-19 Mass Vaccination plan is to immunize all Floridians and visitors who choose to be vaccinated.”said Jason Mahon, spokesman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Vera Leip, an 88-year-old retired teacher, was the first resident of John Knox Village in Pompano Beach to receive the vaccine on Dec. 16, 2020.
Gov. Ron DeSantis also directed 21,450 doses be sent to the Florida Department of Health to help at long-term care facilities.
Long-term care residents and staff members at facilities in Pinellas and Broward counties began receiving COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis directed “strike” teams to use the state’s supply of a coveted Pfizer vaccine at the facilities.
“Our residents of long-term care facilities are more susceptible to negative outcomes than people who are very young, and we also knew that protecting them was important. It’s been a big mission for my administration since day one,” DeSantis said.