~Florida Continues to Increase Vaccine Access to Underserved Communities~
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Health issued an update on the progress of the state’s vaccination efforts, as well as its weekly COVID-19 update. The State of Florida is in its eleventh week of vaccine distribution and is continuing to increase vaccine access statewide.
Florida continues to prioritize vaccine access to seniors by proactively identifying underserved communities where the COVID-19 vaccine may be administered.
Governor DeSantis announced the addition of six COVID-19 vaccination sites in Broward, Duval, Leon, Miami-Dade and Osceola counties to increase vaccine access in underserved communities. Each site can administer up to 200 vaccines per day to eligible populations and are open seven days a week.
At risk people under 65 can now get vaccines at pharmacies, doctor offices in Florida msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Florida has administered over 4.3 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine. So where have all of those doses gone? In early February, WESH 2 News tracked the vaccine path through information from local health officials. This week, after submitting a public records request earlier in the month, WESH 2 News obtained lists from the Florida Division of Emergency Management showing where the vaccines have gone. Here are the takeaways:THE FIRST BATCHThe first batch of doses that Florida received from the federal government were Pfizer vaccines. The state received 179,400 doses in mid-December and FDEM data shows those vaccines went to these six counties first: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange and Pinellas. The vaccines were distributed to five pilot hospitals, county health departments, pharmacies and strike teams to help in long-term care facilities. The next batch the state received were 367,900 Moderna doses. Data shows those vaccines went to over 170 hospitals that
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The Florida Division of Emergency Management has announced the first of a series of satellite vaccine sites that will operate in connection with the Gateway Mall federal vaccine hub.