Tempers flare over school masks, as vaccine eligibility grows A roundup of Florida education news from around the state. Â Â Nurse practitioner Paula Joseph, of Tampa, draws a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine while providing vaccination shots in April at Iglesia Tampa Bay in Tampa. The Pfizer shots are expected to be made available to children ages 12-15 within days. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ] Updated 1 minute ago Weâre in the home stretch for the school year, and already many people have started focusing on what the summer and fall will look like. Much depends on continued progress away from the coronavirus pandemic. Things are looking up as vaccinations become more available. But people remain at odds as they fight over masks. Read on for that story and more Florida education news.