On Sunday,
60 Minutes ran a 13-minute segment about Florida's distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The TV newsmagazine reported on several critiques of the rollout that have been widely covered by local news outlets, including the racial divide among the state's vaccinated population and the optics of a vaccination site opening in the wealthy, politically connected community of Lakewood Ranch outside Bradenton in Manatee County.
But the climax of the piece, which focuses on Palm Beach County, was an exchange in which
60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi questioned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about the state's partnership with Publix for vaccine distribution after the grocery chain donated $100,000 to the governor's re-election campaign late last year.