Florida inmates start to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Florida inmates beginning to receive vaccines
and last updated 2021-04-06 21:52:07-04
The director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management confirms state prison inmates who want the COVID-19 vaccine are starting to receive it.
This comes days after the I-Team reported Florida was one of less than a handful of states that had yet to make prison inmates and/or staff eligible for the vaccine.
On Tuesday, State Representative Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, tweeted that the wait to get people incarcerated vaccinated is over.
Jared Moskowitz told I-Team Investigator Kylie McGivern inmates began getting vaccinated late last week and that the Florida Division of Emergency Management is assisting in some locations. He did not say which locations.
Florida governor announces $27M in financial relief for those impacted by Hurricane Michael Rebuilding Together volunteers assist seniors and veterans with home improvement needs in Miami, Florida. (Source: Facebook/Rebuilding Together) By ABC7 Staff | April 6, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 10:05 PM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $27 million in financial relief for those impacted by Hurricane Michael.
DeSantis is directing the Florida Division of Emergency Management to approve pending disaster recovery cost-share waivers for local governments that are eligible. According to the Governor’s Office, this is expected to give an estimated $22 million to these communities.
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Some top Florida Democrats are calling the recent CBS 60 Minutes story on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis malarkey and intentionally false. 60 Minutes alleged in their report Sunday that DeSantis chose Publix supermarket pharmacies for the state s rollout of vaccine distribution because of the company s previous contributions to his campaign. The story also alleged that the rollout was slower to minority communities in Palm Beach County because a Publix supermarket was not located nearby. The state addressed that concern by setting up drive-through vaccine sites in those areas, as it had done in other parts of Florida.