Florida seniors begin swarming coronavirus vaccination sites
Hundreds of seniors formed long lines outside testing sites â camping out overnight with lawn chairs and blankets â to get vaccinated.
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Joel and Susan Pittelman, from Naples wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday at East County Regional Library in Lehigh Acres. [ ANDREW WEST/THE NEWS-PRESS | AP ]
Updated Dec. 30, 2020
TALLAHASSEE â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis begged for patience from anxious seniors waiting their turn to get inoculated against COVID-19, as confusion and frustration arose over the availability of the life-saving vaccine among some of the stateâs most vulnerable.
At a testing site in southwest Florida, hundreds of seniors formed long lines outside testing sites â camping out overnight with lawn chairs and blankets â to get vaccinated. Before the sun had even risen Wednesday morning, the countyâs vaccine supply for the day was already accounted for, prompting officials to turn down anyone else who was arriving.