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State official blames vaccine distribution issues on federal government Florida's director of the Department of Emergency Management says they're ready to give vaccines but aren't getting enough supply from the federal government Share Updated: 11:17 PM EST Jan 14, 2021 State official blames vaccine distribution issues on federal government Florida's director of the Department of Emergency Management says they're ready to give vaccines but aren't getting enough supply from the federal government Share Updated: 11:17 PM EST Jan 14, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ARI HAIT HAS THE LATEST. >> ANYBODY WHO HAS TRIED TO GET A VACCINE IN FLORIDA KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS TO GET A VACCINE IN FLORIDA. ON THURSDAY, THE GUY IN CHARGE OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT SAYS IT HAS BEEN THE FAULT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. JARED MOSKOWITZ IS THE DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA’S DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, STANDING BEFORE THE STATE’S PANDEMICS AND PUBLIC EMERGENCY COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY, HE SAYS THE STATE HAS BEEN PLANNING THE VACCINE ROLLOUT SINCE THE SUMMER. >> IN JUNE, WE ORDERED 5 MILLION SYRINGES, FIVE MILLION BAND-AIDS, AND FIVE-AND-A-HALF MILLION SWABS. >> THERE HAS BEEN A SHORTAGE, JUST NOT ONE THEY COULD PREPARE FOR. THE SHORTAGE IS THE NUMBER OF VACCINES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> LIKE WE COULDN’T FEED TESTING CENTERS IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH SWABS, NOT ENOUGH TESTS, IT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL ISSUE. REPORTER: AND MOSKOWITZ SAYS IT’S WORSE THAN JUST A SUPPLY ISSUE, IT’S A COMMUNICATION ISSUE. HE SAYS THEY NEVER KNOW UNTIL ALMOST THE LAST MINUTE HOW MANY VACCINES THE STATE IS GETTING. QUICKLY FIND OUT ON TUESDAY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WHEN PEOPLE SAY WHERE IS THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT TELL US. >> MOSKOWITZ SAYS THAT’S LED TO HOSPITALS AROUND THE STATE HOLDING ON TO VACCINES SO THEY’RE ABLE TO PROVIDE PATIENTS THAT NEEDED SECOND DOSE. OF COURSE, THAT MEANS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AREN’T GETTING THE FIRST DOSE. HE USED MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AS AN EXAMPLE OF JUST HOW LITTLE VACCINE IS COMING IN. >> AT THAT PACE, BASED ON THE SUPPLY CONTROLLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT WILL TAKE 100 WEEKS TO VACCINATE THE COUNTY. >> THE TRUMP AND BIDEN ADMINISTRATIONS SAID THEY HAVE PLAN TO INCREASE HOW MUCH VACCINE THEY SEND TO STATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. TO PAIR FOR THAT, THE STATE IS DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO GET A VACCINE AND GET A VACCINE FASTER. THE DETAILS