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Shane Lockwood is the new leader of the Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County. He previously worked in Connecticut.

DeSantis said expansion by Publix serves his goal of vaccinating as many senior citizens as possible.  “Publix is in every community. If we can get it in every community, it’s going to be easier for people to get the vaccine,” he said. "... We really believe it's important to put seniors first on this." Close to 400,000 seniors have been vaccinated statewide, DeSantis said, calling that total "the most of any state by a country mile." The supermarket vaccinations were welcome news in a week when the shots' availability in St. Johns County has been unpredictable. County officials said...

After rocky start, St. Johns County offers to help health department with vaccine distribution Updated:  Tags:  ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The race to get a COVID-19 vaccine is causing a stir in St. Johns County. On Thursday, a long line of cars was backed up near the St. Johns County Health Department as many waited for hours to get the vaccine. After the issues, the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners sent a letter to department director Dr. Dawn Allicock following multiple meetings. “Since the Department of Health began their vaccine program earlier this week, the Board of County...