Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday in Hialeah that Florida classroom teachers who are age 50 and older will be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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People are tested for COVID-19 at Lakeside Medical Center in Belle Glade, Fla., on Friday, December 11, 2020. The Health Care District of Palm Beach County walk-up testing site is open 8 a.m. to noon and operates Monday through Friday.
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Disparities Continue Over Who Is Getting COVID Vaccine in FL
FEMA will open four mass vaccination sites in Florida in Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami Dade College’s North Campus. Around each site, two mobile units will go to nearby underserved areas with 500 vaccines a day. by Cindy Krischer Goodman, South Florida Sun Sentinel / February 22, 2021 Ketley Joachim sits with her mom, Suzanne Noel, 97 from North Miami Beach after she received her vaccine during an interfaith COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura Florida hosted in partnership with a mosque and Black churches on Thursday, February 4, 2021 TNS
The COVID-19 vaccination rate remains low among Black and Hispanic Floridians despite initiatives announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis to bring more shots to underserved communities. Now, the federal government has stepped in